The team will be greatly disappointed for sure. As a fan I will not be. They've learned what it takes to get into the conversation about playoffs with their regular season play.
They're not out yet anyways so there's still that. But they need to learn to keep the energy going for a full 82 games. Maybe that comes next season. And the season after that is when there should be disappointment if they miss the playoffs. Even then, only a moderate amount.
If/When they do make the playoffs. they should really just enjoy it at this point. get battle tested and take what they learned forward.
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