I have several trains of thought
1) I appreciate that fans here care how the team does. (We are all on the same page... we want the stanley cup again).. if we agree on nothing else, We agree on that!
2) Our team is good, has been good the last 5 years. There are now some "chinks in the armour", some reduction in our strength, but the overexhageration of our suckyness is beyond reason. We have placed 1st, 2nd (2009 im too lazy to look it up), 6th, 7th, and 6th best in the league during the season for point totals the last 5 years. This is called a good team. The fact that SJ is also a great team is 2/3 reasons we have been eliminated in the playoffs the last 3 years.
Bottom line the fans here sound spoiled, trading our stars to rebuild is illogical. We are still a contender, and if you don't think we are strong enough, suck it up... thats the cost of having 20 years of dominance.
3) I would love to see Nyquist and Tatar ASAP in the winged wheel. This is a futures board. I would love to see what young talent we have. I am ok with "letting" some of our older players retire.
4) Berate Holland at your will, he has tried to replace players and sign players the best he can. We will always disagree as we wish WE had his job. But we don't, so really its a continual path of complaints. They see Quincey and Cleary screwing up. They see the bad play. But you do not tell someone you have worked with for many years that he is fired without due process. And they will give them 1/2 to 1 season of bad play before they are fired. (traded, forced to retire). Realize things move slower than we want because patience is smart and these are people and friends that deserve respect, and this respect should make our organization classy. And I appreciate that.
I think we are a contender this year. Maybe a weak one. But I cheer for it, I hope for it, because I am a fan of the team. We are all happy when they win.