That's 100% dead on Mess. It is also why I was furious at the trade DL two years ago, and felt it was a flat out disgrace and Sather simply not doing his job when he made no moves, and yet some were okay with Sather doing nothing for some reason, which blew my mind at the time. Anyway, that is water under the bridge, we move on.
Looking forward you nailed it. You sign Hank to that type of deal for one reason...TO WIN A CUP. Now support him Sather. No more oh we can't deal this kid or that kid, or this pick or that pick, you must make moves to win now. The window in the next 2, 3, 4 years. That should be the 100% focus now. Otherwise it was pointless to sign Hank to that deal. Sather said the right things yesterday, now we'll see if his actions actually back-up his words.
Last thing I will say again is Sather truly amazes me. The guy has been terrible here, yet some in the fan base still like him and give him at least a partial pass. It is mind blowing to me that a guy who has ZERO results in a results business gets a pass from ANY in this fan base, but it happens. That is what it is I guess. The focus now is putting together a team that can be a real legit cup team year after year for the next 2, 3, 4 years at least.