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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
This fan base has truly lost the plot on what being comfortable with a re-build actually meant, and we should all remember this the next time we are crying about management trying to build a winner with aging vets and how much happier we'd be if they'd just commit to the rebuild. That lasted all of one season around her, then right out the window.
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Truer words have never been spoken. Excellent post.
Most of us were screaming for a rebuilt not too long ago and complained when management wouldn't commit to it. Here we are, with management seemingly committed to it and it's still not good enough. Classic open and shut case of a Canadian fan base not willing to be patient.
I'm as disappointed as anybody given where we are in the standings. Especially with how our special teams looks. But for whatever reasons some fans got it into their heads that the magic number for a rebuild was ''5 years'' and each year meant you trended upwards. There is a hard reality check happening right now and many see us being a cap team a a sign that somehow this rebuild is over and we ''should'' be a a playoff contender.
Look no further then a team like the Islanders or the Panthers to see just how a rebuild can go. It can take a damn long time. Not everyone is a Hawks or Blues rebuild.