It’s a product of the times, that recent events feel so far in the distant past. Where that universally shared experience doesn’t appear to be particularly relevant is with looking back on the New York Rangers’ open letter to fans to signal a rebuild was underway.
It’s been two-and-a-half short years, at least it’s seemed, since Glen Sather and Jeff Gorton announced intentions to do what most New York-based professional sports franchises find unpalatable, which is to execute a complete teardown in order to construct it better from scratch.
Rebuilds are supposed to take time, often border on painstaking, and in many cases fail altogether.