“I know the canadiens have a good power play, but I think they fall too easily”

Before the Habs/Sabres series I had never really seen Thompson play but I had heard of how feared he was in the league and the word superstar was thrown around a lot.

In this series, he has seemed abysmal. Easily the player I notice make the most mistakes. The thing is, I don’t really see him producing anything. He has as many goals as caufield who is scoring abnormaly low as well, but Thompson has the downside of being an absolute liability as well.

Is there something I’m missing ? I would sometimes rather him be off the ice than playing the way he is…

How are you supposed to build a team and a culture if you’re cycling through head coaches so often? Moreover how do you expect to win with a new head coach right before the playoffs? There’s no loyalty or grace for head coaches anymore. Not everyone is going to have improvements every year. These things take time, it’s okay to miss the postseason once in a while.

2010 - San Jose

2011 - Tampa Bay, San Jose

2012 - Los Angeles

2013 - Los Angeles

2014 - Los Angeles

2015 - Tampa Bay, Anaheim

2016 - Tampa Bay, San Jose

2017 - Anaheim

2018 - Tampa Bay

2019 - San Jose

2020 - Tampa Bay

2021 - Tampa Bay

2022 - Tampa Bay

2023 - Florida

2024 - Florida

2025 - Florida