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Entry: November 1st, 2013

I�m not entirely pleased with the way this team is performing right now. I personally don�t believe in the school of thought that you can give a team slack if it�s early in the season. Points count the same in October as they do come playoff time when you need a tie breaker or OTL to win home ice. I will give the guys some time to gel but we started the season 1-4 and were shut out twice!
The positives to take away at this point are that the team is being led by its stars; Datsyuk & Zetterberg are the scoring leaders and Franzen is playing like he�s three years younger at the moment. I�ll look for the youngsters to step up as the season wears on and old legs grow tired.
The other positive is that we�ve been healthy which hopefully continues. Babcock is working the line parings around to find the right combination and I trust his judgment implicitly. I know whether it be line parings or some other form of motivation that he�ll ge the best out of these guys.