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Originally Posted by SutterBrother
How did Florida turn from a joke into a powerhouse? Current double cup hangover aside?
Sun, low taxes, and Barkov?
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People forget that this Florida team that now loves to play a low event hockey was the highest scoring team in 2022 under Quenneville since the 1997 Penguins. They scored around 4.5 goals per game, on AVERAGE, which is insane. They've had talent for a while.
What really changed was Maurice came in and turned them into a defense first, grind and wear you down type of team. That's when you saw an immediate improvement in Bob's numbers and goal against ratio.
But all together it takes everything, from talent to the right head coach and a GM with smart moves. Even then, it's pretty amazing that they were able to stop two generational players two years in a row, one who's probably top 10 all time, in their prime.