The suggestion is to do what you can to make the team better. Keeping TO does nothing to help the team win, trading him for picks that could make a difference going forward would be better. The fans might feel slighted early, but in the long run they should realize the benefits. It is risky though because Buffalo cannot afford too many more PR hits. The fans in Buffalo are already feeling betrayed by having one of their home games taken away from them for the next few years (and the 9 straight non-playoff years have not helped). Sure, they would likely eventually come around, but only if there is enough of a fanbase left at that point. They bought those tickets expecting to see TO. I understand that you do what you have to in order to make the team better, but I sure wouldn't want to step up to the podium and try to explain it to the fanbase. The other thing is, those fans were expecting to see TO get the ball, at least some of the time. It's complete insanity in my view to not even have plays where he's getting the ball, especially in crunch time. That team is a total disaster, and Jauron is captain of the sinking ship. I'll be shocked if he gets another shot at HC.