DrD can discuss how two medicines, each in isolation, can have minor effects, while when taken together can have major effects: "adverse drug interactions." Either of these two causes cited above, in isolation, would reduce posting, the confluence of both causes at the same time has had an analogous interactive effect to reduce posting far more in combination than if you were take either effect in isolation and then add it to the other.
The combination of the injury to Nanne (which disrupted our top scoring line) and the injury to Kasdorf (which disrupted the morale of the defense given his rebound control) has had a similar adverse interaction effect on the team's play. I like that they keep showing heart and resolve, that's a positive sign that encourages me quite a bit. But you also need top talent playing at its best, and that is problematic right now.
PS I have been mulling over whether I want to always choose our opponents in the ECAC pick 'em thread (if it ever resumes) but merely as a superstitious ploy, sort of hoping for a "reverse jinx" effect: I'd love to be wrong every time!
Anyone who claims to be a "fan" of a program and then actively roots against them out of spite, well, what can I say that hasn't already been said better by others?