It goes like this: (1) we can't seem to carry possession into the O -
zone, (2) so we dump and chase, (3) and then we have to go spend significant effort along the boards, (4) to try to get the
puck back under possession in what is a 50/50 crapshoot, (5) and when we do repossess, (6) we have to re-organize to get a quality O -
zone shot chance, (7) but we are tired because we just spent 50 - 60 %
of our time working our asses off along the boards, (8) just to try to get the
puck back and have a chance, (9) which said lack
of energy results in actual lower quality chances (and maybe fewer penalties drawn and more penalties taken) and (10) we go back to the bench deflated because it seems like we are working really hard and getting nothing
out of it.