I hear you on the identity of the team. But the practice of spotting the other team a 2-0 or 3-0 lead and then coming back hard in the third was a bad habit that they got away with last year, and as commentator said ad nauseum, that is not a model of continued success.
I can't agree with calling Ramo the goat. When you only have eleven shots on goal in the first two periods and your goalie keeps you within two, and when your powerplay consistently helps build momentum for the opposition, the blame falls primarily on the offence, or on Hartley for putting out a bunch of line combinations that were as poor on the ice as they are on paper.
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