My first post in this thread.
I don't think people are just frustrated about losing, it's the way we lose, the lack of action or urgency from management to fix long standing issues, it's terrible coaching decisions, it's seeing other very bad teams fix their issues in much shorter time frames, lack of emotion, almost a flippant acceptance for losing year after year, etc, etc.
It's not just about losing that frustrates people. IMO
All the things you state are not unique to our losing situation, they are part of losing seasons everywhere.
Has management done nothing to fix our issues? Just because something does not work, it does not mean there was not an attempt to fix the problem.
Helly was our fix in net, and Hutch was the fix for backup. Everyone on this forum applauded this move at the beginning of the season, stood up and stated "ABOUT BLOODY TIME!!!!" with having Pavs sent down.
Now that its not working, those same people are complaining that nothing was done to address our goalie issues. Complete hogwash revisionist tendencies of a disgruntles fan base. Cry for something, then when that something does not work, complain about that.
Urgency? What is our urgency exactly? We started the season with the youngest team in the league, we are extremely young, our best seasons are still 2 to 3 years away. Other than Wheeler and Little having expiration dates that could create a bit of urgency, what we need is time to allow for developing.
I get the Maurice frustrations, but to be clear, most losing season has a fanbase frustrated with that particular coach. When whatever a coach is trying to do, does not work, we stand on our milk crates, and declare how stupid so and so coach was for trying whatever did not work out. When you are winning, no one cares what the coach is doing.
As for other bad teams doing well, young teams doing well, keep in mind what you see this season you might not see next season.
Columbus was picked to be a top team last season, and failed miserably. This season complete 180. Are we to believe that Torts somehow made the entire difference, when we have seen him fail several times in the past with other teams, or was it just an off year for the Blue Jackets last season.
Leafs are having a strong year, but I will not be shocked at all if they stumble down the stretch and if next season they fall back to a closer level to what we all expected.
There is a fine line between winning and losing in the NHL. Just because you are losing, does not mean you are miles away from winning.
This season i honestly believed we make playoffs, but I jumped the gun. Next season, I absolutely expect we make playoffs, and failing to do so opens up scrutiny on all parties involved with this organization.