It's just the same thing they already tried, Sather inherited a mess, he made it worse, eventually the cap made him change his ways. They did the Jagr era which will be the Kovalchuk era. Eventually none of that really works either. Onto the Richards, Gaborik and then Nash eras.
Renney a player development coach, Torts pain in the ass coach, AV the finisher, Rangers are looking for a developmental coach according to Dolan.
Which is more stupid, doing the exact same thing again and expecting different results or doing what has worked for nearly every Cup winner since the salary cap who have been doing things differently the whole time?
Fighting against the CBA which rewards bad, by being mediocre is going to lead to the same results.
I understand what you're saying, but I think the criticism is seriously unfair. Not sure how you can argue against the results of these previous "eras". Obviously the Cup is the ultimate goal, and they didn't achieve that. But in the previous 14 years they've made the playoffs 13 times, played 22 playoff series, reached the ECF 3 times, the Cup finals 1 time, won a President's trophy, finished atop the division 2 times, had 5 100+ point seasons...the list goes on. Again, they didn't win a Cup...but you simply cannot say the organization wasn't successful.
If the next 14 years bring more of the same, even if it's the same exact coaching cycle and recycling of veterans, the possibility of winning a Cup will certainly be there. But I have to think the organization has learned from its previous mistakes, and with more advanced statistics and a younger/more progressive GM, we're already off to a better start than we were back in 2005. We also have a better prospect pool, top 10 draft picks in back to back years, and an opportunity to add another 4 or 5 impact prospects coming up this June. To go along with with other trades, FA signings, etc. Forgive me for being optimistic, but I just don't see another reasonable way to view it.
Going to add this - of course, teams like Pitt, Chicago, etc have had major success building through a serious tank. But players like Crosby, Malkin, Toews, Kane, don't come along every single draft...and for every Pittsburgh or Chicago, there's an Edmonton, Buffalo, Colorado, Carolina, Islanders. It's a lot more difficult to claw your way from the bottom of the barrel when the teams around you are continually improving. Again, I'm not saying you're wrong...just disagree with it.