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Checked out
Well, it's going to be interesting to see how the Sharks do next year. If they can keep the momentum going and stay dangerous and competitive in 2017, then you have to give DeBoer credit.
You have to figure, however, that their confidence, enthusiasm and team camaraderie has to take a bit of a hit after such a disastrous final.
With the vets aging another year, Burns on the final year of his contract, it's going to be a difficult follow-up season for the Sharks and for DeBoer I think.
Hardly any team not named the Chicago BlackHawks follow up a SC final year very well in the following season. The NHL as a capped league is just too competitive, and has too much player and team parity to have consecutive year success. Even the Blackhawks couldn't manage it this year. Tampa went as far as they did because of two rounds of roadbump teams.
So given the high improbability of next year success how do you deem it even relevant.
A coach brings a non playoff team to the SC final (that's like divine intervention) and people say "well, lets see what he does next year" lol
Like I said earlier if this was here people would be naming first born and streets and parks after Deboer.
In my mind Deboer has hit the promised land pay dirt twice. He's one of only 10 coaches in the HISTORY of the NHL to bring two separate teams to the cup. Nobody on that list, none, brought two NON PLAYOFF clubs to the final.
hfedmonton reaction ; "lets see he does next year" lolol