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Originally Posted by GKJ
I wouldn't say anything that's been said "bothers" me. In fact, I'm the one telling people that the team was never good enough in front of Bryz personnel-wise, telling anyone who doesn't want to admit it that they had their hopes up when they drank Ed Snider's kool-aid and thought we were going back to the Cup because we had a bunch of rookies get off to hot starts, and looked great in December after losing Pronger. People wanted Carter and Richards out the door ASAP, and the results are a team that's a disaster in front of a goaltender, regardless if he's good or bad.
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I completely agree with everything you just said, I think our opinions are more similar than not (other than
that goal).
This team is good, and considering what they're going through (over reliance on rookies, no Pronger, inconsistent defense, bad goaltending), the situation they're going through is not that bad. However, improvement is always necessary. Timonen's gone after next year, Pronger's likely gone already. What's really disheartening is seeing Coburn and Meszaros: they're still better than Carle, but have not progressed over the last 2 seasons.
It's a shame they're in this transition phase, as right now, we're seeing Timonen at the top of his game.