Which may not have been so bad had the game been decent enough in the first place but alas, it was not.
"On the whole I thought we were decent enough in the first half although we defended really well we were probably too comfortable defending, didn't get much attack going until the second half.
The Devils' power play was decent in the first-round series victory over the Florida Panthers, scoring five goals in seven games — including two goals by Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk in a 4-0 vintory in Game 4. They were less deadly against Philadelphia, scoring three goals in 18 chances.
Kent captain James Tredwell told BBC Radio Kent: "We showed some decent character in the first innings and bowled pretty well, but today just wasn't good enough.
They posted a decent score (in the first innings), and we did really well to get past them from the situation we were in, especially early season when you think we'd lose a few sessions to rain, we're happy.
"We kept the ball well enough and we created a couple of decent chances in the first half.
The MetroStars had two decent opportunities in the first half.
James Vaughan, a bundle of energy, had two decent chances in the first 12 minutes.
It would also be good to see Emanuele Giaccherini offered a decent run in the first team.
"I've spent a bit of time in the middle, got a decent score in the first game then to get another fifty was good.
