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Originally Posted by Mathgod
Think about it... Barkov 2OA, Ekblad 1OA, and Huberdeau 3OA flipped for Chucky.
Do you win those cups without going through some pain in the early 2010s?
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Yeah, I know. I already went through all that. It sucked for a long time. It was hard to enjoy the team until they made the playoffs for the first time and were given a prompt exit by John Tavares and the Islanders. Even after they became legitimate, it was tough sledding for a few years with multiple early playoff exits.
But I was there at the beginning. As I said before, even after they drafted Barkov and Huberdeau, there was a season where Nick Bjugstad was their leading scorer with 38 points. That's not a typo. That was with those two young stars on the team. It was ugly. It sucked. There's no sugar coating how hard it is to cheer for a rebuilding team.