Yes there was: The altitude. The short roster.
Even with that against them this was not Eichel era Alamo mode. They did a good job of keeping the play to the outside, they didn't allow odd-man rushes (I think they allowed two last night and that was the first goal; they other they nullified with hustle), they didn't push offensively but they were very good defensively.
It sounded like he was "on the bubble" as far as playing last night but they decided to shut him down at the last minute.