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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I agree that the record this year was a mirage. The team is much better than their points total, but also not likely as good as they finished last season. The truth lies somewhere in between: better than 95, but not quite as good as a 107-point team.
I disagree that the roster is merely average. The collection of players is better than most, and should have performed better this season. My hope is that a new HC gets the best out of this group.
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Much better? They were carried by shootout wins. I think they are a 90-95 point team that got extremely white hot from oct 2018 to jan 2019. We have some nice peices, some good players but so does every team. What separates average/above average from elite is how much elite talent you possess. I would argue we are lacking in that regard. We possess an above average amount of good players but a below average amount of elite guys. Ideally you have both but you need elite talent to be elite. No one on this team has elite potential except Giordano (fading) and Tkachuk imo. Everyone else is too one dimensional with the exception of Lindholm. A team with Gaudreau and Monahan as your supposed two best forwards isn't winning anything unless you add prime Kipper and Iggy to the mix.