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Originally Posted by savemedrzaius
In the modern NHL 100 points is a completely meaningless and arbitrary accomplishment.
6 of the 8 teams that qualified for the playoffs from the eastern conference had at least 100 points. Carolina had 99 and Columbus had 98.
The question of replacing Babcock in the end comes down to how the players feel about him. If the players aren't keen on him I think it's time to cut bait and start fresh next season. No reason wasting another year with this core.
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Well they actually have 25 million reasons. More if the rest of the staff is replaced, as is the norm.
I know MLSE has boatloads of money at their disposal, but are they really willing to pay someone that kind of cash not to work for them? Then add another 20 million or more for the new guy and his assistants?
When you add in that slate of defencemen the coaching staff is saddled with....well as the saying goes, its hard to make chicken soup out of chicken ####, and then complain when it doesn't happen.