I mean, I think I get what Jack was doing there, which is expecting his D to make a play on a quick shot from Williams. Williams dipsy-doodling was a little surprising to me but I think that's because Beulieu kinda blew that coverage. Eichel is in the right spot if the idea is that he's supposed to trust his defenders and goalie to handle the initial opportunity and then he can drop in and help them cover up any second chances. But that never happened.
This gets to a bigger problem of the tank though, which is that we completely gutted this team of anyone who commanded any respect in the locker room. Sure, give it to Ennis or Foligno or something. It probably wouldn't have mattered that much, but bringing a washed up free agent in to wear the C was the wrong move.
Nah, I don't care about his off ice stuff. It's more with how he fits. It seems like for Kane to be good everyone around him has to be bad. We need goals. But I'm concerned the cost is something deeper.
Kane is an enigma to me. He's a good hockey player, but I'm not sure if he's the right hockey player. Unfortunately it's very clear we're not in a position to say we don't need him.