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Originally Posted by Rhett44
I wouldn't call the fan base moronic, it is the same 10 or so posters who don't seem to understand what it will take to be a contender who I think you are referring to.
I think all the fans do want to win a cup though. It is fine if you don't want to cheer for losses, but just know that every win is hurting the teams future more. And don't try to gate keep and get upset when other posters want to get a top 3 pick instead of some meaningless December wins.
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And its not like fans on this side are heckling the players who are trying out there. I think most of us have accepted and acknowledge that the coaching staff and players are going to do their jobs to the best of their ability regardless of what may be best in the big picture.
Every one wants/prefers a championship outcome but some appear to be in denial over the fact that this team will not reach that caliber picking in the 10s & 20s. Or at least the chances of it are significantly reduced to where they'd have to get extremely fortunate. And they did get that fortune picking Gaudreau. But even JH was still a B-tier superstar and generally was bested when he went up against A-tier stars like McDavid and McKinnon.
And accumulating picks is great, but you're still picking players from a pool that at best will top out as good support pieces on a contender. Which means little without a catalyst to make the whole thing go - that Bedard or Celebrini.
The Blues are the only team in recent memory to win a cup without some contingent of top picks leading the way.
Banking on the "outlier" route where the odds are stacked against you was fun until it no longer was, for me at least. Eventually you're disillusioned when you're watching other teams bottom out, pick up a difference maker and then become relevant while you're trying to squeak in with a roster second hand parts from previous cup winning teams.
If the goaltending is too good to be the next buffalo then we have nothing to worry about.
But lets take advantage of our proximity to the top 3 while we're actually in that range. Its an opportunity that would be regrettable to squander with a hopeless run just to get into the playoff discussion for a few months, which would just be groundhog day all over again.
Hopefully the right offers come soon.