kanadalainen
A pint of dark matter, please.
Sure, and I understand that from your POV.. however one of my points is that fans from many of those teams feel that they have a chance at the cup, and its likely those teams' GMs are under pressure to act.It's not plug and play for most of those teams, I think the Leafs are better than all but 2 of those teams, but even so, if you're in the top end of the league, then make a push.
WRT to "window" years? I agree with you.