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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Frustration on hot takes go hand in hand.
This team unfortunately never seems to start well. It is very frustrating so I get it but this team will go on a decent run here and beat a bunch of teams and get back in the mix. I was definitely in favor of the huge trade this offseason that did not come to fruition and I was also in favor of going and getting the proven coach.
I am not going to freak out yet because I have noticed a few good things to start the year. End of the day this team needs to win a round of the playoffs this year or huge changes are required.
Observations:
- Hanifin and Tanev are the best d pair on the team
- Markstrom has been good but I think he will get better once he is settled in
- Monahan and Gaudreau look good when gifted offensive opportunities keep doing this
- The minimum contract forwards are all mediocre at best
- Valimaki is going to take more time to look decent because he has been meh so far
- bottom 6 has been mediocre
- I have been a huge Bennett fan but felt the organization missed an opportunity not selling high this past offseason. Same old story with Sam and I think an eventual split will be better for the player
- Gio and Backlund need to get better
-Tkachuk and Lindholm looks like a good combo
- Rittich looks like a horrible backup in his 2 brief appearances in buildings without fans
Not going to write this team off at all but I agree with the frustration that this season looks like the same old story from every year. The team was all talk about getting off to a great start and we can blame the 6 day break but the Habs just had a 5 day break and had no problem.
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Good observations and I agree for the most part.
On the bolded, I'd say they've been far worse than mediocre. The worst part of the team, contributing nothing offensively, providing no energy and costing the team games.