"TRUE NORTH" is a homage to bringing an NHL team back to Winnipeg, keeping it here, and the fans supporting that in and of itself. It transcends the day to day bickering about team performance.
Look, I'm disgruntled too. But if your loyalty is tied to wins and losses then just stop coming until you're happy enough to. Suck up your pride and admit to being a fair-weather fan. There's really no shame in that.
I'm not directing "you" or "your" at anyone in particular here.
Loyalty isn't tied to wins and losses - those are incidental.
Loyalty is tied to seeing the organization at least trying to improve the win-loss record. Shelling out $10,000 + a year for a pair is a major commitment. When that kind of investment is rewarded with managerial indifference any grievances are legitimate and just.
TN hasn't even made the easy moves; they've left the low hanging fruit on the tree. Goaltending? Still a sore spot. LD? Nada. Special teams? Still more like Special Needs Teams.
If True North doesn't care enough about the team to at least take steps to make it competitive (when doing so would increase their bottom line) then why do they expect fans to care enough to continue to pour in tens of thousands of dollars?
Charging near league-high prices for a perennial basement dwelling team isn't a long term plan for success.
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