Nothing in my mind can ever get "wiped out", as it will always have impact, but going 8-3 since has certainly got them "back to where they were" before the skid, which is just sitting inside the playoffs.
But you can never wipe it out. Even if they'd just been average over the 8 games (4-4) we'd be second in the division and very comfortably in a playoff spot. In fact I think the convo would be more about competing with the Ducks for the division right now versus can they make it.........so you can never get those points back and our reality is reflective of it (which is fine, it would have been crazy to think Division champs were possible this year, so playoff dog fight is still way above expectations).
On a bright note, what 8-3 post streak does prove, is that mentally, the team has responded and is clearly not shaken, and will not be shaken by the skid in the future, no long term mental damage to the team was done, which is very huge for such a young club.
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