As one announcer said on Global TV - "The bandwagon had better have good shocks because people are going to jumping on and off all season"
A bit of a shock after their preseason.
Not a shock at all. Preseason record means NOTHING. Just an evaluation tool for the coaches to test the prospects. As for the veterans, it's no excuse. They suck, they think they're so good...well, listen up, the Hawks were just toying w/ us in Round 2, spotting us leads in EVERY GAME. And believe it or not, we played our best. the Hawks? they're just getting better when we're getting worse, re-signing a bunch of swedish meatballs for another 5 yrs who will never pull out playoff numbers.
So til the BW & CH get a firm understanding of that, and throw in Luongo's lack of mental toughness in the playoffs, we wont' get far in the next 8 yrs. The last 30 haven't been memorable either with a few hints here and there.