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Originally Posted by Backlunds_socks
There is zero evidence to suggest improvement.
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By no means am I a big supporter of Gulutzan, but c'mon, you're being ridiculous here (intentionally, I assume, but I'll bite).
After the putrid start to last season in games 1-16, things got undeniably better. The team went 40-23-3 for the remainder of the season, a 103 point pace, which would have them around 10th overall in the league.
You can remove their 10-game winning streak in an effort to discredit that record, like I've seen others do, but then I think it's only fair that you remove their worst 10-game period as well (3-6-1, Jan 7th to 24th). They were 27-17-2 in the remaining sample, a 96 point pace.
Nobody gets to remove winning streaks or strong team play from a record, in order to justify why a team/coach is no good. It's like when Oiler fans used to say "If you take away Iginla & Kiprusoff, the Flames would suck!".
"If you take away their wins, their record sucks!"
There is evidence to suggest things will improve, that's undeniable.