I will preface this by saying I may just be in an ornery mood- but you keep talking about "2-3" years. Look, this year we have hit rock bottom- it is a complete embarrassment. But it has not been this way for years. 3 years ago we were in the SCF. Two years ago, we won the President's trophy and lost in Game 7 in round 2 against a 114 point team. And even last year, we were a 100 point team, won the division, and lost in 6 games to a team that took the Stanley Cup champs to 2OT game 7 in round 2.
It may have been trending downward, but It has not been this way for 3 years- not even close.