Meh They may have lost to Tampa, but they lost to a Tampa team that was at least beatable. I mean, I actually read an argument that Campbell got a good grade because he had the same save pct as Vasilevsky. It was under ..900, but it was the same as Vasilevsky!
The Leafs make changes every summer, but they're fringe changes for the most part, because they can't afford to do more. And you could make an argument that Keefe has been out-coached in every series.
Washington kept throwing Ovechkin, Backstrom, et al, but they had to add some more core pieces such as Oshie before breaking through.
I mean, there are people arguing that Tampa Bay gave Hedman and company multiple years before they won their first Cup. But they actually won rounds while they were giving them chances. Same with Washington.
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