Yet you think continuing with the current blueline, goaltending situation, and overall composition of this roster is geared to be competitive, despite years of evidence to the contrary? How do you expect glaring issues with this roster to be addressed without making a relatively significant trade? You have to give to get, and if you keep waiting for a miracle trade to fall into your lap, you're going to be waiting forever, and miss several good deals while you wait for the great one.
Numerous off-seasons have proved that big fish aren't going to come to Edmonton via UFA unless they are paid absolute top dollar, so that's not a super reliable approach to finishing off the rebuild and balancing the roster either.
This whole thing reminds me of a development project - an abandoned building waiting to be torn down, with a big banner hanging on the side, showing an artist's rendering of a new condominium, and big letters reading "COMING SOON", and underneath is written "www.<condoproject>2013.com". Most people who were interested in the project have given up on it, but some people are still supportive and excited about the whole thing.
And about the mental health comment - critical thinking and common sense here, bub. Park the hope and faith in Santa Claus and take a minute to reflect on what has been done to date and what the results have been. I'm not going to fling any sort of abusive pejoratives back your way, because this site has rules. Maybe you could explain to all of us what you are seeing, and what you think the answer is? If trading a high-value asset like RNH for a high-value return in defense isn't a helpful move in your mind, how do you propose to change the makeup of this team? Please, do tell.
In the meantime, try not to let the many voices of reason you refer to as "HFOil Logic" bother you. Common sense isn't for everyone.