Quoting: A_K
Sportsbook odds for them to make playoffs on Jan 29th when they possessed a WC spot were 35%. On Feb 24th (after a 9-4 run) they were at 27%. They were 3 pts from picking 8th overall on March 9th.
What was your simple question? Was this NHL season a success because two prospects got called up and they "sniffed" a WC spot? No. I'm telling you I think it is possibly the worst outcome. No playoffs, no assets gained, no top 10 pick, no development other than 63's breakout.
Dude, odds have nothing to do with anything. Odds are based on what people are betting. And people are idiot bettors. Analytics ain't really better as a predictive model.
My simple question was If you knew they'd make no trades and be sniffing the playoffs with 7 games left, and that Dean and Bolduc would be up and the other prospects would be killing it, would you take it happily?
As for your last paragraph, you're being fatalistic (which I get because Blues fans have been conditioned to be fatalistic ahead of time). Good things happened this season, but you're just not including them. Colt finally became a genuine #1 D. The goalies have been heroes. Thomas has struggled for points lately, but he'll still be PPG and he will still do it playing thw hardest competition of any forward in the league (which I actually just learned this morning). Torp has progressed. Leddy showed solid worth and consistency. No development other than Jakey is just not true.
I'm telling ya, the way Blues fans have reacted to this season, which has been nowhere near as bad or empty as they like to make it out to be, makes me laugh my ass clean off when everyone shouts for a teardown. As if they would last one week in a teardown.
Perspective, man.