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Originally Posted by Samonadreau
You keep saying expectations are way to high. I'm curious what's your expectations of the team this year as far as how far they go/where they finish? Not what you hope for but what you expected going into the season
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The expectations are too high. That's the reason for the current outrage. You'd think with everyone calling for the coach's head that we're a basement dwelling team far below .500. But we're currently entrenched in a playoff race like the majority of the Western Conference and despite a slow 5-6 start to the season, we've climbed into the race.
We are what we are, we were a playoff team last season that was swept by a veteran team at their peak. Conversely, we're a young team that makes mistakes and plays with inconsistency. The process night after night looks pretty good out playing and out chancing teams, but we've struggled with finishing scoring chances and our special teams have been up and down. We have the chance to grow into a contending team, but it's going to take time before we dethrone the dominant teams of the West who are in a different stage of their evolution. I didn't think dding Travis Hamonic wasn't going to change too much either especially since he hasn't shown to be a gigantic upgrade on Derek Engelland. Goaltending has improved but Mike Smith has cooled down significantly as well from his torrid start. Overall, I didn't have this team contending for a Stanley Cup just yet.