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Originally Posted by Bingo
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This is a deeply flawed core that will get a small up tick from a better NHL coach, but not even he can save them.
Coaching issue in that one of the top 20 coaches of all time is an upgrade, but not a coaching issue necessarily in that this group is a mess and will likely still be a mess under the upgrade.
Happy to be wrong!
but I don't agree with your "other words"
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They're capable of playing to a 1st place conference finish. I do think the team is flawed in terms of the make up of the group and is missing a couple ingredients for playoff success, but they're capable of putting together a regular season that puts them above the playoff line. Several players have really underperformed.
Improved and proactive coaching should get them playing at a PO pace, but we may be too late in the game to catch the teams they're chasing, who are collecting points at a decent clip themselves.
Its an uphill battle that will require an immediate turnaround.