I think we're all pretty happy with the overall number. First place. Five points off the league lead. That certainly is a nice start. We were shell-shocked by what was transpiring a year ago this time, the middle of an undefeated December. Another first-round April exit brought us back to our reality.
What is that reality exactly?
We know the team expects to win. Expectations are at a higher level, there's an angst when the team does not compete for a full-60, as was the case last Tuesday against New Jersey.
#CBJ coach John Tortorella on a 4-1 loss to #NJDevils: “The result is deserved … if not even more, quite honestly.