Season is pretty much a write off at this point, as far as playoff hopes go.
If the system/coaching is good enough, and the core players are/will be good enough then all you can hope for now is that as the season progresses they gradually improve and finish the season as one of the better teams in the second half. Then improve the roster in the 2017 off season and hit the ground running for the 2017/18 season.
If the system/coaching isn't good enough, and/or the core players aren't/won't be good enough then this rebuild is in big trouble.
No point in panicking though, either way.
I will say though, that there are definitely some cracks showing in what used to be the very high confidence level I had in our core pieces (Monahan, Gaudreau, Brodie, Gio, Hamilton, Bennett) and in our GM/front office.
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