canes get blown out game 1, currently down 2-0 in game 2. get swept by the atlantic division when meeting up in the playoffs over idk 20 years?
if they lose again, should they change?
They have made it through to the 3rd round multiple times.
They don't have 5 core players who have failed to advance to the third round 9 times in a row. If you add Tavares it's 7 straight with that core.
That degree of futility with a core group is unmatched I would say.
I don't feel Carolina and Toronto can be compared.
That being said with Carolina getting blown out again right now, I think they do need to make changes. They match poorly against Florida.
If I can give Toronto any credit it would be that their playoff losses have often come to eventual cup winners and runner ups.
Many years they have not had an easy path to advance. With that being said when you fail nine times in a row I can't see any justification of keeping things the way they are.