You can only deal with the situation you are placed in.Jayboy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:54 amI think you will find I said it can effect their consistency and to me something is, and the stress levels and uncertainty of their current situation with themselves, friends and family here and back home and whether they will be playing week in week out would do that, look at the Ellerby interview its wrote allover his face and even his words, yes they try and put a posative twist on things but the mental side of things can't be a good as when you don't have a worry in the world. I don't say this as an excuse.. Most folk I know are having real issues dealing with this why would the hockey players be any different!
It's not a reason on its own for bad game play, for sure, but if you add it in to the recipe, then getting back on it when you know your playing bad isn't quite has easy.. Just my opinion though...
Jayboy
And for that I have no issue.