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Over half way through the season we have a pretty good sample size of the "Uber Fresh Voice" of Blashill. I have made no secret that I didn't like him from the start but I am quite amazed at the free pass he gets. Last season nearly every thread was filled with posts about how his fresh voice was going to be an improvement over Babcock. He was going to rejuvenate the likes of Kindl, Smith, and Jurco and turn this team into a more offensively dynamic squad. None of that has happened. Kindl is waived, Smith is still the same, Jurco can barely make the line up. Nearly every player has regressed.
Last season every thread was permeated with posts saying we needed a RHPMD. Not 2 or 3 or 4 but 1. We got that guy in Green.
We added Larkin who has been fantastic.
We swapped out Weiss for Richards which is a net positive.
Now just past the half way point of the season the team is in a playoff spot despite playing some pretty bad hockey.
The PP is atrocious. Not only does it rarely score but more often than not it destroys momentum. 26th in PP%
The offence 5 v 5 is bad. Goals for is in the bottom of the league at 21st.
25th in shots for. 9th in shots against
The team is currently the only EC playoff team with a negative goals differential having given up 5 more than they have scored.
They are the lowest scoring team in playoff position.
In the last 10 they are 5-5.
There isn't a single area of play other than goaltending where the team has improved.
Are you happy with this? The roster is better and the team is worse.
Last season every thread was permeated with posts saying we needed a RHPMD. Not 2 or 3 or 4 but 1. We got that guy in Green.
We added Larkin who has been fantastic.
We swapped out Weiss for Richards which is a net positive.
Now just past the half way point of the season the team is in a playoff spot despite playing some pretty bad hockey.
The PP is atrocious. Not only does it rarely score but more often than not it destroys momentum. 26th in PP%
The offence 5 v 5 is bad. Goals for is in the bottom of the league at 21st.
25th in shots for. 9th in shots against
The team is currently the only EC playoff team with a negative goals differential having given up 5 more than they have scored.
They are the lowest scoring team in playoff position.
In the last 10 they are 5-5.
There isn't a single area of play other than goaltending where the team has improved.
Are you happy with this? The roster is better and the team is worse.