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Originally Posted by fleury
Core players were the same. Sure the third and fourth line and all the d was different, but when your core wasn’t there night in and out and can’t break through bigger d, or they’re not speedy enough as an identity in a league where speed is necessary, I’d say it was a likely outcome. The goaltending falling apart came out of nowhere for sure.
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Not sure that's fair.
The top line had a different player, new goaltender, completely new defense core, different secondary players other than Backlund, different coach.
It's day most was different.