If payoffs are the parameter a “long way” is a three year minimum at best. In fairness I think it’s safe to say AT is doing what DT could not have done and DT may have done what AT could not.
Ready for the challenge
Playoffs are definitely not the only parameter, I mean technically even Tocchet got them into the playoffs*. Tippet coached them to a 50 win season one year and a conference finals appearance another. I can hardly even imagine what a 50 win season is like these days but I'm hoping AT can them there one day.If payoffs are the parameter a “long way” is a three year minimum at best. In fairness I think it’s safe to say AT is doing what DT could not have done and DT may have done what AT could not.
Ready for the challenge
Ready for the fight
Didn’t help
Doesn't Tippett get the credit for bringing Mike Smith to Arizona though? Wasn't it at his insistence?
Isn't that usually the case?
15th worst probably puts us in the playoffs. Not going to happen.
As of today, the Jets have to be considered better than the Coyotes, maybe the Blues as well. The difference could be in the D.
Maybe. I'm not thinking the Yotes are a playoff team by any means. I just think the Central is going to be the weakest division. The Pacific is a lot stronger.
It's unlikely we make the playoffs, but it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility with our improved roster. Just takes one of those dream runs that teams make every few years. I'm more inclined to believe we fall in the 19-22 range, but the difference between 19 and 15 could be 3/4 wins in points. While it's easier said than done, winning an extra 4 games in a season isn't exactly a monumental feat.
Chychrun-Gostisbehere was a thing for 2/3 of a season though. And we still finished 6th to last. Haha.
I don't know that it's that cut and dry, Moser, Durzi, Dumba, and Valimaki all seem like 2nd pairing guys, maybe 3rd on the top 10 teams. It would stand to reason that all 4 could improve over last seasons stats as well (not just on offense).
The contract will be signed prior to Australia.If we get hot goal tending, all the young guys improve and our D core that is missing a top pairing suddenly becomes good, we make the playoffs at 97 or so points. That is a 25+ point improvement which will mean we have the GM and or coach of the year. Tip had like a 25+ point increase his first year but he took over for one of the worst coaches ever in TGO and Mike Smith suddenly was great. I could see a suddenly great goal tender emerge, we have had 4 or 5 of them. I don't see the improved coaching angle since we have the same coach.
i think it will be tough to improve that much point wise but it is possible. I keep hoping one of these years we get some breaks and catch lightening in a bottle versus our usual struck by lightening team, we can only hope
Where is that new coaching contract? Cocktails are riding on it....
Australia already exists; I can vouch for it.
And i can vouch that the city of Bielefeld in germany exists.
