I’m choosing to stay positive lol.
The caps as a whole looked way better under Trotz than Rierden, who is terrible, despite having much of the same roster. The Caps looked completely and utterly dejected in both of his playoffs, and huge stretches of both seasons. Rierden probably couldn’t spark a lighter.
I believe the pens coach is good, but they all maybe need a change over the there too. They also looked pretty damn bad both playoffs and huge stretches.
I have faith Laviollette will be infinitely better than Rierden, and we’ll see this team’s real potential. Maybe they’ll suck, maybe they won’t. I think they’ll be way less inconsistent.