I'm completely with you except for this last part, because, 1) While our pipeline is "full," we still don't know what we have in them, and moving them now, before we have dipped them in the icing of NHL experience, would mean we are trading them at a potential fraction of their ultimate value - I would be OK with that on an intellectual (but not emotional) level (because I want them to play for us rather than guys from other organizations), but, 2) Are any moves we make going to make us a contender this season, with our goaltending and defense as presently constituted? I have long argued that this is a house of cards - if you are going to make these moves to speed up the timeline, it is quickly going to avalanche, and you are going to have to make other moves to compensate - you sign a (relatively) older forward to cash in on G/V's prime years, and suddenly you look at the defense and need to shore that up, then you look at the goaltending and puke blood before you realize you need to make a serious move there, etc. - it is the most slippery of slopes.
I understand that you are advocating for smart hockey moves that would benefit us now and in the long term, and I don't necessarily have a problem with that - I have been waiting longer for our third Cup than a huge number of posters on here have even been alive - but I just don't think it is time for that. Very minor moves, sure. Massive changes in coaching personnel, definitely. But I'd rather wait until we Brandon Carlo a handful more of our prospects to give us that trade value boost, let Hart percolate in the pro game (if you can call it that under Gordo), and reassess again next summer. I was hoping we would have blooded more of our guys in the NHL this past season, but Jeff is going to Jeff.