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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I am not sure if this is thread worthy so I will put in in here.
Is this the year the yo-yo stops under Treliving?
His first season 14/15 we see a 20pt improvement and make the playoffs 97pts and finish 3rd in the pacific
His second season we finish 26th in the league with a 20pt drop off back to 77pts
His third season we bounce back make the playoffs with 94pts and finish with the first wildcard
His 4th season we miss the playoffs with a 10pt drop off to 84
His 5th season we finish 1st in the west and 2nd in the league with 107pts
I could see this team taking a small step back but expectations they are a contender and a sure playoff team. It has been very up/down since this team started the rebuild.
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I think the team falls back some. I never believed that Lindholm, Tkachuk and Monahan were really point per game level offensive players and feared that when they dropped off the team would suffer. That's kind of what happened.
I still don't think they are at that high of a level, so unless some other players step up and provide more depth then I don't think this team is 105-110 point team.
However, another way they could remain that successful would be for the goaltending to improve compared to last year. It's almost miraculous they had 107 points despite the level of play they received from Smith in the 1st 2/3 of the season. If goaltending improves, they could remain a contender for the division even if the scoring takes a step back.