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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
For me I would have them as the 21st best roster in the league. I would personally have an impossible time putting this roster in the top third of the league and a hard time even putting it in the top half of the league. I think the coaching turnover in part is because of extraneous factors (Peters racism) but more because Treliving thinks he has built a top tier roster when he has built an average at best, likely below average roster.
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I get that you don't like Treliving ... all good. Certainly not going to try and convince you otherwise.
I see a team that had a middling starter that was demoted to be a strong backup behind a goalie that was 5th in Vezina votes last year. That should be a top five tandem in net. They sit 22nd in save percentage.
On the blueline the Tanev pick up on paper should have been a boost on Hamonic, with Andersson filling in for Brodie. Instead we've had a solid second pair, with Hanifin emerging but the first pair going to hell, and Valimaki struggling more than I expected after a strong showing in the Liiga.
Up front the team had four clear cut top six forwards, two emerging young talents and Backlund who is still an upper six, middle six tweener. The bad Treliving bet with this group is Monahan and Gaudreau as they don't seem to be top line players any more.
The team has a shooting percentage in all situations of 8.66%, good for 24th whereas their expected goals for is 10th.
The team has a save percentage of .901 good for 22nd when they have an expected goals against rank of 13th.
I see under performance everywhere.