At times you have to wonder what is there to discuss. The Blake regime's tenure can be summed up by the words "strategic failure". The first failure to compete with the old veteran-heavy core has been apparent to everyone for years, the second failure: a retool that resulted in a zombie team that is trying to make old stars, B+ level overpaid acquisitions and unproven youngsters fit into a cohesive unit, in the end has resulted in a few first round exits and limited the value and development of their own high picks while offering zero realistic chance of winning the Cup.
They've completely botched the strategy twice. There have been no strategic goals reached pro-actively, they always have decisions pushed onto them by having a rudderless ship go off course enough to warrant a corrective move. That is another standard of Blake regime: wait long enough until you are pushed into a decision and if the value seems good, pull the trigger. A stark contrast to pro-active management that knows what they want and selectively decide when to get it. It's gotten to the point that they have ran out of room to make these corrective moves in the first place and some of their moves (Faber for an ultimately disposable star winger), Dubois (yuck) aren't looking so hot anymore. The Dubois contract might be just a big enough failure to have some heads roll, especially if paired with missing the playoffs or another first round exit.
But in reality the problem is this team hasn't had a realistic strategy in almost a decade. The single time they had an opportunity to do so with their rebuild window they botched it completely. But if you want to pat yourself on the back for first round exits and point to the 3-4 teams who are even worse for being stuck in eternal rebuilds (that could have been us! Look at the great job we are doing) then sure, I suppose this is an acceptable standard of management.
