We're still re-building, right?
There are holes in this lineup we can expect as we piece together a team; and with those holes we have to give the coaching staff slack.
The playoffs were fun, but I hope that in BTs mind it didn't set the bar for this season as it did some of you. I'm still impressed with what Bob did with the team last year and his development of Johnny, Monahan and Bennett. I question a lot of his decisions, but I'm also not watching practice nor am I a seasoned NHL coach.
Give him another RW, give him stable goaltending, and give Bennett another year to take the 1 or 2 C role and I'll start expecting a bit more of this team.
Until then, they are where we thought they'd be. The playoffs and the occasional run they had this year are fun.
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