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Halloween or Bust!

The CBJ's task coming out of training camp is going to be beating 2015-16 playoff teams with regularity. Problematically, I haven't shaken the stunning turn of events at the beginning of the last season. Though I am buoyed by the intensity of the work the team is putting in at training camp, last years sudden collapse out of the gate left its mark.

In the intervening time, the defense has been reshaped, at great cost, and the Monsters not only made the playoffs, they rolled to a Calder Cup championship. The shock waves of this accomplishment have roiled the waters of the franchise a great deal.