I think the response to that question is where's the middle? Last year's roster over-achieved, no question, this year's is under-achieving. On paper they were neither as good as they looked for a lot of last season, nor as bad as they are now. But where exactly between the two should they be, under a competent coach and with at least most of the squad healthy? In no world is this a genuine Cup-contending team. But it shouldn't be a total cellar-dweller either, which in a lot of key metrics they currently are.
Are they good enough that you want to see them have at least a half-decent back end of the season, sneak into the playoffs and have at least a little run, followed by some re-tooling in the offseason? Or would it be better in the long-term if they simply completely crashed and burned now, forcing deeper change from the deadline and beyond, possibly including a change of GM or similar? Essentially, does this group and its management need tinkering or a blowtorch?
