Look guys and gals,
coming from someone who has been watching hockey since the late 80s, at first just the playoffs, then since the Lindros/LeClair era for real and at some point I played EA sports NHL which made watching hockey SO much better since I learned some of the rules, like icing and offsides. Before EA sports I'd always wonder why the hell they would just stop the game, in my eyes "for no reason" haha. I learned to follow the puck a bit better too, which also helped, and I've loved watching ever since then.
I got a bit off track, haha...all the above to say, I've been watching a long time and I still don't know that much about the inner-workings of the game sad to say but I still love it, up until the past few seasons.
I don't know how Jonesy and Briere are going to do, no one does, BUT, it's a start.
We ALL wished from Fletch to be gone, and he is. Take solace in that.
We are still two years from two years away but it's certain that in four years, they will be better off then the direction they were going.
With these hires, at least it wasn't the same people that hired Chuck.
Their course has changed and it HAS to be better.
And if not, I'll be right where I am now, disinterested and unengaged in the game on the ice.