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Originally Posted by dino7c
SJ underachieved for a decade under this guy...not sure why he is the second coming of Scotty Bowman
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I don't know if they underachieved per say, but they failed to get the job done in the playoffs. Twice they made it to the 3rd round, twice eliminated in the 2nd, trice in the 1st and this year they missed the playoffs. I think much of their lack of success can be put on management as much as it can be put on players and coaches. I don't think Thornton, aka "No Show Joe" was ever going to be the guy to lead a team to a championship, and the way management handled things recently I don't think McLennan was going to do much.
He didn't bumble a good team into mediocrity, he did well. He will also do well in Edmonton assuming Chiarelli and McLennan can change the loser environment. That will be a tough roadblock to overcome and will take a bit of time to accomplish.