Will people have patience for the rebuild when they are so impatient getting there? A rebuild was never going to happen after winning the Division again two seasons ago. It also wasn't going to be an immediate thing after 889 goaltending this year.
This news along with the news that Backlund and Lindholm want out brings us one step closer to a rebuild, but fans have to prepare themselves for the fact that rebuilds aren't immediate linear things and they take time and there will be lots of hiccups along the way.
If the pivot ownership wants doesn't work this year, Sutter will be gone and they will look towards the inevitable rebuild I think. But if the pivot doesn't work I think we have to prepare for the fact that we would be several long years away from a competive team again
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