After the huge offseason turnover they simply aren't going to throw the towel in after 30ish mediocre games. They are around .500 and I'm sure they realized that it could take some time to gel and see what they have.
Coaches and general managers are patient and don't live on the game to game like fans. We all wanted Gadreau and Tkachuk gone for whatever we could get in the offseason before last then they put it all together with a monster season. That allowed them to get a pretty good haul for Tkachuk. It hasn't worked yet but if anything they will give it a season and a half I think and see what they have if it clicks.
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