The season started out fairly well. The IceCaps sat atop the North Division, even ahead of the Toronto Marlies, with a .750 winning percentage after 8 games. By January 8th, 2016, they had a very respectable 16-9-4-3 record, despite losing Sven Andrighetto, Daniel Carr, and number one defender Mark Barberio in December.
However, January 8th marked the beginning of a monumental tumble down the standings. The IceCaps lost five straight and finished the final four months of the season with just 16 wins in 44 games.
While reviewing the season, I formulated a few hypotheses:
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