I've said before that I'm not sure even Blais was as good of a program coach as Hak was. Blais missed with some teams that should have won NCs too, but Hak's teams might have been a little tight for the big ones. Other than that, the guy was a phenomenal coach.
They might get into the tourney somehow, but it would be entirely appropriate for this team not to. I'm sure the boys care, and they seem to be working hard, but the offensive talent just isn't there.
Not a fair statement. As strict as Hak was (and Blais) both of them had important players taking too many penalties. On the whole this team works hard and is as disciplined as teams for 4-5 years ago. They just don't have the offensive fire power.