Was halfway joking about 2016 vibes last week but the feeling grows
March 22, 2026
Was halfway joking about 2016 vibes last week but the feeling grows
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We cant compare this team to 2016. At that time, you had a core that were all entering their prime at the same time (Fil, Josi, Ellis, Ekholm, Arvy, Joey). PK was making waves. Peks was standing on his head. Even Fiala was showing flashes at that point.
No matter how hard people want to frame this team as the 2nd coming of the 2017 run, it will not happen with this core. We’re old and slow, and just barely getting by.
If the team somehow wills its way to a 1st round playoff exit, I’m hopeful that the next GM is smart enough to do what needs to be done to build the next core for actual success in the future…. instead of using this as an excuse to continue slapping bandaids on a dead horse.
Look at the goal differential for our club vs all others in a playoff spot right now…. We ain’t got it like in ‘17
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We cant compare this team to 2016. At that time, you had a core that were all entering their prime at the same time (Fil, Josi, Ellis, Ekholm, Arvy, Joey). PK was making waves. Peks was standing on his head. Even Fiala was showing flashes at that point.
No matter how hard people want to frame this team as the 2nd coming of the 2017 run, it will not happen with this core. We’re old and slow, and just barely getting by.
If the team somehow wills its way to a 1st round playoff exit, I’m hopeful that the next GM is smart enough to do what needs to be done to build the next core for actual success in the future…. instead of using this as an excuse to continue slapping bandaids on a dead horse.
Look at the goal differential for our club vs all others in a playoff spot right now…. We ain’t got it like in ‘17