Zybalto
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- Dec 28, 2012
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The turn around after Babcock was fired. The quality of the players. A forward as a first team all star our first since 1963. The quality of the team. A division win. However, it is really for naught as we are in the same place when it comes to the playoffs as were under Nonis, Lou and now Dubas, but there is more optimism now that we will get over that hump than there was in the past.
I also never got the feeling we were really the better team against the Bruins. Always felt like we were swimming upstream still trying to rely on Andersen to bail us out (which he didnt).
This team just feels more fundamentally sound. No more fire drill in our own end and a feeling like we can come back at any time (like game 4 against Columbus or 5 and 6 against Montreal, both de-railed by stupid individual giveaways).
I really do wish we had a 2017-2018 Andersen in net for us now. Underrated as hell by some hindsight guys around here but his numbers are insane considering the amount of rubber he faced.