Hey advanced analytics community...check, and - if you don't have the math available to measure the collective moods of grown men - then...mate. I know you worked really hard calculating them, but unfortunately you're going to have to take all those fancy equations that, over the course of 82 underwhelming games, shows that the Montreal Canadiens were set up for failure by their front office and shove 'em, because the iceberg that was a bad overall attitude is what they really sank their season. Obviously it's not the lack of talent that was instrumental in their losing ways, but rather the fact that said talent didn't show up to the rink everyday with a smile on their face packing the cheerful spirit necessary to succeed. Granted, that's probably because the General Manager pining for a different demeanor is the same one that shipped out one of the most electrifying defensemen in all of hockey for an older, less talented version of himself due to the locker room cancer that was his affable personality. Still, let's not act like that quote is just a diversion of blame to anyone whose high paying job doesn't require them to build a competitive roster for one of the most prestigious organizations in hockey. After all, would someone that didn't see any error in his ways be kind enough to fall on the sword for the 13 games in which his team accidentally happened to stumble upon a loser point? It wasn't only the players' fault....just the 40 or so times that they didn't summon their positivity to will their way into an overtime period that could boost their point total by way of a largely empty result. Seems like a pretty fair dispersal of scapegoating, you know, if you ignore just about every preseason prediction that had them finishing exactly where they did prior to taking into account the team's overall temperament.
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