It is so unbelieveable to me how this team has transformed from the beginning of the year. I believed in Oates from the beginning, but they were so lost at the beginning and I thought (as everyone knows) that they should clean house and do a mini-rebuild. I am so happy that this team figured it out and went on a tear. We have four very solid lines that forecheck and pass well, every player has his role, and a young goaltender who has proven to play well in the playoffs. I'd like our defense to improve, but with Green, Carlson and Alzner as a "top 3" with Erskine, Oleksy and Hillen as as 4-5-6 (with Orlov coming next year), we are in good shape.
I'm very happy to eat my crow. Oates has turned this team into a good, fundamentally sound offensive team. <3 Oates