I don't agree with this at all. As soon as Carle-Brewer and their 9.3m are moved down to the 3rd D pairing in favor of Korobov-Gudas, this team will rock.
So as soon as the composition of the team changes, things will be different?
I'm not in favor of buying out Brewer. We've been complaining about the coaching of the defense and goaltending as those guys consistently slide. SFY wouldn't have made the trade for Bishop had Lindback in particular been better. You can't pin that entirely on Frantz Jean, but it'd be a remarkably popular idea, and possibly not without reason.
I do think that if changes aren't made in the assistant coaches though, Frantz Jean in particular, we're going to basically riot. Real talk.
If Bishop implodes before the season ends, god help us all.
There is a level of success from here where we could forgive, like if the Lightning made the second round or something, but the chances of consecutive things going well for the Lightning just aren't happening.
The change in assistants will be framed as it being because they're not Cooper's guys, and it will be true, because that would mean he doesn't think he can win with them.