I certainly don't want to jinx anything, but man they really do feel like a very different team. I know their records last and this year were nearly identical but if memory serves, they had a very easy schedule last year with a relatively difficult one this year. And goaltending bailed them out of a lot of games. They have firepower this year and have rarely felt out of a game when falling behind. I'm still cautiously optimistic, but with far less caution than in many, many years!
I certainly don't want to jinx anything, but man they really do feel like a very different team. I know their records last and this year were nearly identical but if memory serves, they had a very easy schedule last year with a relatively difficult one this year. And goaltending bailed them out of a lot of games. They have firepower this year and have rarely felt out of a game when falling behind. I'm still cautiously optimistic, but with far less caution than in many, many years!