so I'm sure we wont make the playoffs this season, I'm ready to fire DW at seasons end for the following reasons.
a. we r rebuilding and he's not a rebuild GM
b. the manor in which he handled team leadership and this recent stuff with Thornton
c. poor player signings that ended up with ****** players, that ended up getting moved, etc. (e.g. t kennedy)
b. his in ability to make deals for impact players that keep the core fresh and the team competitive with the rest of the NHL
We don't know whether Doug Wilson is or isn't a rebuilding GM. He's never set out to do a full rebuild but if he does, it's hard to predict how it will go.
I do agree he handled Thornton pretty badly but I think he's doing it to get him to waive his NMC. I think it was the season ticket holder Q and A when he said something about actions without plans are nightmares and plans without actions are dreams. Thornton obviously isn't in his plans for the future. (I still do think what he did was ****ed up though, especially to someone who's helped the sharks as much as Thornton has)
I'm personally happy DW doesn't go out and offer tons of money at UFAs. I'm scared if we get a new GM that's gonna be the first thing he tries to do and its going to put us in cap trouble.
I think we need to give DW a couple more years and see where his plan goes. He has done pretty much what he said he would throughout the year and he seems determined to fix the franchise (he started addressing his need for more goaltending depth at the Q and A and I have a feeling he'll make a big splash at the draft. Whether that's a good or bad splash, we'll have to wait and see)
