Not sure if you mean me, but I'll answer, and you will hate the answer. Your team has played well this series, but they have not played as well as we have played poorly. It really shouldn't take an expert coaching performance for the #2 seed to survive the #7 seed.
It's also not just about this series, but four consecutive EPIC failures in the playoffs. Three of those disasters were against lower seeded teams we should have beat (Yea, Boston was a lower seed as well and I'll address that). After winning a Cup with someone else's team and someone else's system he accomplished the following:
Getting beat as a huge favorite by Montreal in 2010, just embarrassing that Bylsma made no adjustments over seven games. None.
Against Tampa we didn't have Sid and Geno, but we did have a solid lineup and a 3 games to 1 lead. The Lightning then made adjustments and Bylsma didn't. Epic fail.
2012 saw an embarrassing performance against our most hated rival. Not only did Bylsma fail to make an adjustment, he couldn't even coach the team well enough to not allow Philly to dictate how the games were played. Laviolette actually laughed at Bylsma in the press for allowing Philly to get the matchups they wanted in Pittsburgh even though the home team gets the last change. In reply Bylsma said he didn't worry much about matchups. Epic fail.
2013 I realize we were a higher seed than Boston, but I don't think anyone would have made us a huge favorite like we were the previous three disasters. Losing to Boston wasn't a shocker, scoring two goals and getting swept certainly was. Again, no adjustments from Bylsma, just claims that the guys needed to execute better.
Columbus hockey has a lot to be proud of and your team played a great series here. I don't know if this is the series (or if game 4 is the game) that puts the Jackets on the map, but this series and the upcoming All-Star game in a great city should bode well for you. Having said that (and mean it) I don't think you should question why we dislike Bylsma unless you went through what we have with the guy, at the very least it doesn't make me a jack ass.
Good luck CBJ.
