E.L. wrote:
Curious to see "whose fault it is" on two fronts: Was it Granato's fault in Buffalo? Was it Ruff's fault in New Jersey? GMs might be more at fault in both situations...
Fitzgerald should be on a very, very hot seat next season. He was deporable this last summer, letting two top-four defenders walk (yes, I don't care what anyone else says, Ryan Graves has to be in your top four in order to function properly) and thinking they could get away with the same substandard goaltending tandem they finished with the season before? No. And then for him to publicly throw Lindy under the bus because Lindy didn't like Alexander Holtz (and I think we'll find out in due time he's not that good) was just asinine.
Injuries also did the Devils in early, and goaltending could not bail them out. They lost Hamilton and Jack Hughes more or less limped through this season. And as always, Nico Hischier missed time.
And yes, we'll also see with Adams. Didn't like his offseason either, they moved on from Okposo a few months too late and Granato simply could not get them to the next stage. If Lindy can't, then there's something seriously wrong with that roster.