Yep Chris and the boys can take great pride from the part they played in palace beating Cardiff.
You may well be right, CH might have squeezed every last point out of the squad that was available to him.
But I suggest you spend a little time in the present and say 3-4 months in the near future...
If that were the case Mr Hughton seemingly did very little to change that mindset.
If anything he sped up the process by picking an aging Championship side to 'fight' (defend) their way to Premier League survival.