Very few people on here seem to be able to comprehend that a rebuild, retool, rewhatever can take ten to fifteen years, he'll could be even longer. Of course no ownership or management group would ever admit that to the fans.
These people criticize Burke for saying it can be done in less than 5, but don't realize a real rebuild can take two years or fifteen. It's impossible to predict. No two builds are the same. It's an immature understanding of what it takes to get an organization from zero to hero.
In the Sundin era we had no farm system because we didn't need one. We didn't have an ownership group that understood what changes were coming in the game. left us with our pants down. Both Burke and Nonis have done a lot of good rebuilding our farm system, as evident by the Marlies steady success. You need to have years and years of drafting and signing young talent that can eventually push your nhlers out of jobs. If we had 4 or 5 years of crazy drafts, the turnaround can be quicker. But we have had average drafts. so it takes even longer. We could be closer to the beginning than the end of the rebuild.
patience is actually most lacking on the people who criticize and say we have never done a true rebuild. Because those people are the most ignorant regarding what it takes to build up an organization from the ground up. They don't get that even though brash execs have made rediculous claims, the reality is our organization is patiently building from the ground up. It takes time. Could be a 5 year process, could be 10, could be 20. But few have the patience to see it through.
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