He's every bit as responsible for this crap-fest as Lou is. Lou maybe a bit more.
But theyre in this together. If Deboer goes, Lou needs to be fired this offseason. Fired.
Hardly
It doesn't take a short period of time for an organization to recoup from losing their top 3 offensive players in a 1 year span. We've had to patch those holes the best we could with what was available while still trying to remain competitive. We've remained competitive, but not for the standard expected of this organization. It was either patch those holes slowly over time and struggle for several years or do what we've done. I don't want to imagine what this place or our fanbase would look like if we took the former.
How would the following teams look after losing these guys in the same period?
Pens: Crosby, Malkin, Kunitz
Hawks: Kane, Toews, Sharp
Kings: Kopitar, Carter, Williams
Blues: Steen, Oshie, Backes
Bruins: Krejci, Bergeron, Lucic
and son on, you get the point, I'd hope.