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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Why should this season be a "growing pains" season? That should have been last season with a new coaching staff not this season. This is a disappointing season to date. Not a total disaster because they can still make the playoffs but the fact they are behind an expansion team and only two points in front of the Canucks it's pretty evident the team has underperformed.
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I didn't say it
should be a growing pains season, but it looks like it is. The team has been incredibly inconsistent, losing two in a row to bottom-5 teams, then getting 5 of 6 points in a tough 3-in-4-nights stretch. It's hard to say what these guys are yet.
Both Alberta teams came into this season under the weight of expectations. One is in a playoff spot, the other is a lotto team. Transitioning from a team that outperforms low expectations (like both Alberta teams last year) to a team that is expected to perform clearly has an effect. We're weathering it a hell of a lot better than the Oilers and that alone says some good things.
Also, it's quite a non-sequitur to rate this team's performance relative to an "expansion team" who is outperforming all but one team in this division. I don't think being compared to VGK has anything to do with how this team is doing.