"Kevin Truelson is the most talented guy we have and he should be dominating.”

That right there says it all.  Here's a guy who has all the skills  and only plays at 50%-75% most of the time.  That's always been one of my biggest gripes.  Nice guy off the ice, but frustrating as hell to watch play. 

Are we to expect the rest of the team will be dismissed shortly for slack playing? I don't think I've seen a game this season where these guys gave 100% for the whole game. Sure, a period here, a penalty-kill there, but never for a whole 60 minutes. I've seen games where they could barely score a goal during a 5-on-3 power play. I've seen them spend a whole power play on their own side of the ice, skating in circles waiting for...... well, I have no idea what. Maybe for the other 5 players to get tired and fall down simultaneously?
 

Far from picking up on the hard-charging play they showed trying to eek out a playoff spot last season, this year has been pathetic all around. Coach Raymond should be fired for nothing if not for uninspired coaching. This blog says it all. Players start out playing hard for the team, but after a week or two on the squad they slow down, quit pushing themselves, and turn in middling to average performances week after week. This isn't just a problem with Truelson. This is a problem from the head down. Truelson is a symptom. There's a sickness here, and it won't end with the amputation of a finger.