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Originally Posted by Monahammer
So, you would say that in the recent, relevant history of our franchise, we are in fact a mushy middle team?
Seems like that was exactly what I said prior to all this dissection but sure!
I agree we've had changes in management over 20 years, but overall we haven't changed course. It's been the same dogmatic "make it into the playoffs and see what happens" mantra every season- independent of management or coach. In fact we have had many debates on this board over the last 5 years about why this is- whether coaching or management is to blame, etc. Ultimately it seems to be a directive from ownership down. Bean confirmed this in a press conference last year, so I'm not even sure why we're discussing it. The feelings/whims of independent managers in the club have basically been worthless. They weren't allowed to feel certain ways. Economic situations of the league is interesting, but the league is in the best economic situation it has ever been and there's not huge evidence of change.
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You said 30, I pointed out there really isn't all that much different between teams in 30 years.
20 years is more valid for sure.
But to me it's Treliving's era into Conroy's is all that is relevant to me, and only that long because Conroy worked under Treliving.