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Originally Posted by IntenseFan
So far? Since 2005/06 with no sign of any epiphany yet...
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Don't be so negative.
05/06 - 3rd in the conference. Best defensive team in the league.
06/07 - okay, they were 8th. Best home team in the league, but something wasn't right, and the coach paid the price
07/08 - 7th, but still competitive, just not a strong contender
08/09 - 5th, and could have been higher if they didn't have problems during the last 10 or so games with injuries that caused them to not ice a full team on more than one occasion.
After that is when things really hit the skids. They went for broke the last couple of years and depleted the cupboard. After Brent Sutter came in and missed the playoffs in the first year is when they should have reconized that they needed to step back and retool and rebuild the cupboard instead of trying to rebuild and go for broke again and again.