The goalie is good and the defence is good, even if offensively anemic. Those, along with a very good coach in Sutter gets the team to a level where they aren't going to be better or worse than a bubble team. To get better they need to change up the forwards dramatically.
I'm not worried that management is under any illusions that they can improve without big changes to the top end of the forwards. Whether Treliving and co. are going to do a good job is a bit concerning, but the need for an upgrade is so obvious that Sutter has been publicly stating it in the middle of a the season so I have trouble imagining a quiet off season. One of the silver linings since Sutter came along is that the team is no longer wildly inconsistent... they are consistently able to suppress shots and chances, but aren't able to score 3 goals a game.
Fair enough to those who wanted the shake up last year (turns out you were right), but I think it's unavoidable now. Should be an interesting off-season.
|