Joe Starkey

They had those monster collapses.

But they showed promise, and the talent was there.

For sure.

People were ready for them to break through in 13 or to move on from Clint Hurdle if it didn't happen because the core of that team was McCutcheon, Alvarez, Walker, young guys.

I don't remember if they'd already – I think they'd already drafted Garrett.

Yeah, they did.

Of course they did.

They were waiting on Garrett Cole to come in there, I think.

And then they brought in some guys who were really good, like A.J.

Burnett and Russell Martin and Liriano, et cetera.

But the core of the team was young.

That was not nearly as surprising as this.

Not nearly, although they did break a 20-year losing streak.

All right, Wonder Twin, please go to the phone lines.

Hi, Tom.

Hey, Joe, how are you?

Good, how are you?

Here's what I would say is no.

But who am I confident in, you know, outside of Vasilevsky among goaltenders in the East?

You know, maybe if the Islanders get in, then they'll have an argument there.