"This does not absolve the players...

of their performance or lack thereof."

- Steve Tambellini on the firing of Craig MacTavish

I'm not sure what to think of this. Does it mean that he thinks the players are good enough but underperformed or is this an acknowledgment that if expectations are higher we might need better players? The context around that comment seems to indicate that for Tambellini it's both and. The proof will be what's done over the coming months. It should be an interesting summer.