It's funny you mention the bolded, because some on here would only be happy if we tore it down and picked top 3 for the next 3 years. So tell me, who likes successful hockey more....the group that wants to watch the team lose more than 50% of the games in a season for an extended period and enter a rebuild (that may not even lead to success if we ask Edmonton/Toronto/Buffalo etc.), or the group that wants the CHANCE to make a cup run, even if it means losing in the first or second round often?I'm happy to have DK back, tell me how that fixes the weaknesses I've shared, same for Zacha.
I've acknowledged we have a new coach, and we'll see if he can mitigate our weaknesses. 7 games doesn't tell me that, you're confident already. That's enough for you, not for me.
Some are happy to just make the playoffs...
It's all about perspective IMO - if you give me a choice between losing in round 1/2 or not even making, I'll take the extra games every time and the chance that we witness something magical. However, if the best thing for the team is to completely tear it down, or to retool in order to have that same chance in the future I'm all in too.
The people who appear "happy to just make the playoffs" just believe that with a core group like Bergeron/Krejci/Pasta/McAvoy/Rask that they've had, that they have that chance of making a run every year and are willing to accept that the odds are stacked against and they likely will lose even if they win the Presidents trophy or just sneak in as the 8th seed.
Like buying a lotto ticket, you only have a chance to win if you play the game.