The team has certainly not played up to expectations, not a chance. You were predicting 85 pts, MGT was spewing "in the mix". They were out of the mix by the first week of November, lol. Mgt were trying to sell they would be playing meaningful games near the deadline, and that could not be farther from the truth. So far, this year has been a disapointment unless your on board with the tank.
Certainly not up to expectations, Dach, Slaf, Newhook, Struble, Math, Pri, and Roy. The bright spots have been Gally, Hein, Lane, and Evans. Great, but that is a symptom of the problem when these guys (except lane) are your bright spots, it means others who should be have sucked. And of course NS and CC carrying the team on their backs.
Hugo is going to have to supplement this squad with FAs and better trades because they are not going to just draft their way out of this mess. And when they do make such moves they better be more careful because the ones they have done so far (NHL guys) have been less than stellar.
Oh yeah, last but not least, hire real NHL coaches.