The people who want Gaudreau and Tkachuk gone should be careful what they wish for. Obviously the playoffs were disappointing, but take away two elite players and it will indeed be very dark times especially considering there will be zero assets coming back with the Johnny situation.
This is a hard league to win in. Teams are so close and we’ve seen plenty of examples of good times dropping out early like the Panthers. McDavid and Drai exposed us and exploited our weaknesses but we also had very sub par goaltending.
Anyways the point I’m trying to make is that it’s a process. Only one team can win and it’s hard to discredit such a good season that saw us win the division. I’d rather watch that kind of hockey rather than be bottom feeders in lottery contention. Let’s be honest there, I don’t see us winning any lottery picks given this franchises luck. We don’t even get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to goals reviewed by the command centre.
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