Its Got to be Mental....right?

So SCSU is now in a five game slide where they have lost every game by one goal and have coughed up 3rd period leads in three of those 5 games. Everyone who watches this team knows the talent is there so what exactly is the cause of this? Are they just a young team that needs to learn that you've got to bring 60 minutes of effort every night or is it something more.
Personally I think it's the former. The main cogs of this team are all underclassmen, our top 3 scorers, all the goalies and half the regularly playing defenseman are all underclassmen that need to learn this is a 60 minute game.
Prime example was last Saturday. They looked great for 54 minutes against Denver and were well on their way to a win. What happens? They forget to play the final 6 minutes and fall 3-2.
It's getting frustrating for Husky fans but look at it this way, they don't have a losing record overall even with this slide and they are only 6 points out of 3rd in the conference and that's with the 3rd place team playing 4 more games to this point. Not to mention that only two teams in the league have winning records in WCHA play.
They also have one of the best offenses in the nation, they are number one overall in the WCHA and are 3rd in offense in conference play. Yes the D needs to tighten and Weslosky probably needs to start making more saves that he shouldn't, but this team is going through some growing pains right now as is much of the league.
Should make for one exciting stretch run. :)
There is a lot of time left, but urgency does need to set in as the schedule I mentioned a few posts below doesn't get any easier this week with CC then the tourney then Minnesota and UND.
They need to right the ship and do it now, and I do wonder, if they were mad last week after being swept at Wisconsin while playing well, exactly what are they this week?


Oh, and one recruiting note, add Roseau goalie Mike Lee to the list of Northland boys choosing SCSU. Lee is expected to come in 2010.