The thing with berube as hc, he has learned a lot, and has a lot to learn as far a the style the team plays, d first is what I like myself and management is pushing for that system. Even with a d on paper that is not very good, you gotta go with that style. Missing timmonen instantly upgrades our d from bad to good enough.
But after getting mason, we now have a goalie that we can win the cup with.
But with mason going down again, we are gonna rest him for a while. Therefore the desire to tank is strong and well. I would rather watch a team playing with proper style, playing smart and hard trying to win, getting bad luck with injuries and well tanking than watching a team that gets outshot like mad, can't get the puck out of our end, and is not skating,suffering loss after loss.