Thorner

But at least:

All around stink show. No need to attempt to siphon blame onto one aspect

KO heating up

I don’t think so, Tim

They parroted that the expectation internally was playoffs this year, and more importantly it’s the common sense expectation for a regime in year 4: icing such a young team in that season remains a willing choice and certainly doesn’t serve as a manual cheat-code reset of expectations

We seem to struggle to win any in a row and don’t lose in regulation a bunch in a row either. A .500 team isn’t the worst thing, the seeming security in that is progress somewhat: but only progress relative to the worst we’ve seen the last decade or so. Not so much after a 91 points last year. Hasn’t been enough holds on career year outputs from last season nor replacement of that output through internal dev. It’ll be interesting to see how they look to transition from .500 club to playoff club

Ya, the youth thing is definitely an excuse. It’s not a bug in year 4 of the tenure, it’s a feature

The talent we do have shows itself a fair bit but the lack of depth and cohesiveness of the roster as a whole is resulting in a tire-spinning start how long the wheels keep spinning is anyone’s guess

What did he say?

Kinda what I was getting at maybe. These guys just started but I’m sure there’s a point where you can have too much youth

Devils also on back to back

Bogosian

Yes, his numbers have been poor great talent, will probably be very good, his results haven’t been I know you were being sarcastic but it’s not a flex. The goalies aside from UPL have been poor. The nhl standard isn’t “don’t be absolutely horrific” no matter how much one wants it to be goalies need to be actively good

Seeing eye to eye with Donny of late

What about at the quarter and a tiny bit pole

I’m almost afraid to say it…Comrie may not have had a horrid period but giving up 4 goals isn’t a good one. People wonder why “slightly below average goaltending” isn’t enough to get it done.. UPL has been the only actual good goalie

Gonna have to “battle back” (worked last game)

love the fans love the crest would prefer a win just do your best

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Adams gives the fanbase what they want to see

One thing I’ve been pleased about is, anecdotally, the fanbase holding pretty firm on “playoffs being the expectation” this year. Much more frustration at the slow start under the prism of this context than any sort of excuse making (which you see, but not nearly as prevalent). I like that. It’s nice to see the general awareness that year 4 should be about achieving something tangible. Tuch cited the boos yesterday as spurring them on, right? A little reminder wasn’t misplaced. It’s good stuff. And if we make the playoffs, Adams will certainly have done an acceptable job. 4 seasons is enough time to expect a playoff birth, but he’d still go down as the only GM of the last 3 to actually do it.

At hockey games? I agree

Now that made me laugh haha No not the guy in the meme, the post itself is yet another “Steph Curry”. The meme I’m referring to is, “Oh, but I was told Steph Curry couldn’t shoot?!” Basically, someone invents something no one has ever said and argues against the imagined point of view

“Steph Curry”, for the 2,534th time

6K playing well is indeed super key, if that continues it keeps our floor within striking distance of the playoffs for most of the season imo. I need to see better from the second guy still, as our overall results in net still trend to slightly below average, but it’s at least something to work with, right now. I too sense we are at a bit of an inflection point with regards to the season. Adams seemed hesitant to bring up Kulich/Rosen. If these guys prove ready to contribute to the team in a true “worthy of a top 12 role” way, we may indeed have the forward depth needed to secure a playoff spot, regardless of the time we wasted in putting the on-ice roster together. There’s too much runway left to care too much about the slow start if they can shift gears quick, here. If Kulich/Rosen prove not ready to make a meaningful difference, it swings the other way and we are probably still lacking the NHL forward depth necessary for a season where playoffs are the mandate. One thing that is essentially a myth is the, “and then when Thompson and Quinn return we’ll be off and running” line of thought. We will almost certainly be cycling other players through the injury recovery process by that time. The goal isn’t to get to a fully healthy roster, it’s always to find ways to win in spite of it, because injuries, not health, is the day to day reality of an 82 game season