My thoughts on Marty. I don't think he's lost his confidence. I think he's pissed. I think he's sulking because of the new rules. Let's face it, the rules were changed with the Devils in mind. And Marty knows that. He probably thought at first "oh, let them change the rules, we'll still do well anyway ...we'll show 'em" ..but when it was obvious how much the team was impacted, he got mad.
I don't blame him. It's obvious that the rules changed were partially designed to dismantle the Devils. It's working.