Nobody expected this transition to be painless. Yet, nobody expected it to be quite this painful either. For the first 8 rounds, everybody was like “woo-hoo”, in for the ride that saw Mladá Boleslav pacing for over 55 regular-season goals scored, over 80 goals conceded, and a lousy but somewhat tolerable 30 points. Throughout the next six rounds (of two points), the reality set in and it all came crashing down, with coach Aleš Majer seemingly needing to receive some sort of a vote of confidence every two weeks. Now, with Majer more or less assured, team more or less set in their ways, it’s time to make progress.