No one expected the Hawks to be a playoff team. But look at who was in their lineup last year:
COle Guttman
Taylor Raddysh
Colin Blackwell
Mackenzie Entwhistle
Boris Katchouk
Jarred Tinordi
Nikita Zaitsev
Reese Johnson
Zach Sanford
Jaycob Megna
Most of these guys aren't even in the NHL anymore. This year they've got:
They should be better, even with guys like Brodie, Smith, and Mikhevey pretty much dead weight. Not good. Not even okay. But better. But they have one guy in double digits in goals, no one at 20 points yet, and only 3 guys even averaging 1/2 a PPG. Coaching is definitely not the only issue, but it was an issue.
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