After an improved but ultimately fruitless effort Saturday in a 1-0 loss to the Blues, the Hawks will finish October having lost all nine games in the month’s schedule.
“Frankly, each guy has to look at themselves in the mirror,” McCabe said.
Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury looked most emotionally taxed of all Saturday, with his spectacular 36-save effort — by far the best of his Hawks tenure to date — proving not enough to break the drought.
He became just the 13th player from that draft class to debut, and 11 of the first 12 were picked in the top 26.
Undersized and down Patrick Williams in the starting lineup, the Bulls still had some rebounding issues, but also had the cheat code to counter that.
There’s going to be a lot of down time for Williams, as he’s headed for surgery that could end his regular season on Sunday.