My expectation was that this would be a 100-point team this season, putting them somewhere in that 8th-12th overall spot. 36 games in and we're on pace for 89 points, 5 back of last season's 94 points, and on pace for 20th overall.
How can a team that upgraded it's defense (Stone & Hamonic over Wideman & Jokipakka) and goaltending (Smith over Elliott), while not losing a single piece on offense, actually suffer a regression?
There is no way that this roster should be flirting with the bottom 1/3rd of the standings.
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