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Originally Posted by chedder
They were a pretender not a contender. They never had the horses to go far in the playoffs. Too many great regular season players that withered once playoff hockey started. Rebuild is the only solution.
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I think we as fans (which leaks into media and management) were too impatient with the group, personally. Lots of perennial contenders never went the full distance. That doesn't mean it's not fun to have a good team that competes and has a chance.
That said, as soon as Johnny decided to leave, I agree with you. Management should have known it would be a domino affect from there and went full firesale at that point. But Huberdeau and Kadri gave everyone a glimmer of the "retool" hope.
I'll miss Z. I like his refreshing attitude and outspokenness.