In an all-too-familiar narrative Saturday, the players appear to be shouldering the blame for the firing of Anaheim Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday.
Captain Ryan Getzlaf spoke to the media at the team's closing interviews, and lent his support to his former bench boss.
"Coaches can only do so much," said Getzlaf. "They have a responsibility, as do we. We have to absorb a lot of that.
"I take a lot of responsibility for things that go on here," Getzlaf added. "I look in the mirror and look at the group and what we can do better."
Getzlaf had five points in seven games, but was held off the score sheet in the club's final two games of the series.
