Success is really just about moving the organization in the right way. At this stage, I'm not ready to write off the team. The stars like Huberdeau and Kadri could rebound and the prospects like Pelletier, Zary, etc.. could step up to drastically move the team in the right direction and open a competitive window.
In this scenario, even if there's an early playoff exit if everything is moving in the right direction, that's success.
Conversely, the team could be absolutely garbage next year, in which case the right direction changes to a rebuild and recouping assets.
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