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Originally Posted by Duffalufagus
I think it has to do with expectations. Given how good the team is this year, people are looking for them to at least get to the conference finals. Anything less would be more disappointing than any of the previous playoff year disappointments.
We judge this team based on the elite standard they have set for themselves. And they are below that standard at the moment.
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Speak for yourself, but considering that the team is as young as they are, that they have undergone as many changes as they have in the past three years, that they still have questions in goal, and that they have had such limited playoff success in recent years I for one will not be so despondent about a second-round exit. That's an acceptable milestone for this group, and anything beyond that this year is a bonus. The window is open for a while yet.