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Originally Posted by Hackey
It's not that they didn't win, it's that they got dominated by the Oilers, a team who was dominated by the Avs. So while they did have a good season, they're nowhere near elite. They won a single round and were one shot away from being eliminated in the 1st found to probably the weakest team in the playoffs.
Then you need to look at the team moving forward and think the team likely gets worse next year on paper, not better. Does everyone have career years again? Likely not. So where is this team actually heading?
So just because they had one strong season, I'm not convinced they're on the right trajectory. Last season might be the blip, like we've seen a few times recently. They have a strong year with a new coach, but then go back to their old ways because ultimately they aren't a top end team.
They also have a lot of question marks moving forward. UFA's, RFA's, increasing salaries, etc. Decisions cannot be made based on last season alone, and I really don't think last season has changed much. All it showed was they underachieved under poor coaching, but coaching can only take you so far.
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#### happens. They lost to the oilers with their two best defensive defensmen decimated by injuries or not even in the line up, and their goalie playing like a slice of swiss cheese. Despite that they still had the lead in just about every game, and 4 of the 5 games were tied half way through the third. I'm not even going to get into the tilted ice thanks to the league/officiating agenda.
They were still a very good team and made the right move going for it. And this is coming from a poster who is still pissed that they didn't sell at the deadline in the bubble year and then thought they should have blown it up later in that off season after Dallas knocked them off.