You are all ridiculous.
As Andy said a collection of small problems that were usually hidden by alot of goals going in the net have surfaced and they resulted in the team not making the playoffs.
For every game they blew the lead…so what? Noone complains when they come back and steal a game in the 3rd period…it goes BOTH ways. You win some you lose some.
Miller was as decent as he has always been but certainly declined with the 34 or 35 games in a row. He has always been and will always be a 2 goal a game goalie…you need to score 3. When the team puts alot of pucks in the net then he looks like a superstar. He has the ability to win you a game, not a season.
The few things that are overwhelming about this season to me.
The losing streak or as its now known the non winning streak.
They were ranked well on the powerplay.
The amount of shorthanded goals they gave up.
Vanek will finish with Mid 30 goals but really didnt have much of a presence except for a few games there. I cant imagine what he could do if he could be consistent every game.
You need a goalie that can win you a game and not be such a departure from your starter. Miller is not going to be a 65+ game a year goalie with good results.
They led the league in goals scored…thats insane to me for a team that didnt make the playoffs. I dont know where they rank in goals against but obviously its not very good.
Lindy’s system while it seems magnificent when its played to perfection it would seem that 1 of 2 things need to happen, you need guys that play the system or you need to modify the system to work with the players you have. I dont think that was done much this year.
I would like to see them get more big physical players on offense and defense.
It will all be fun next year again anyway. Now I can enjoy my spring/summer and look forward to the Bills lol