I think Mike Gillis has done a decent job in his time here, but I feel his abilities have not been put to the test yet and that will change this summer with the extra cap space and the understanding that this team is no longer a player away from being a contender.
The only thing that has really bothered me is the NTCs that have been given out. We have been restricted by the cap, the NTCs have restricted us further.
A lot of the issues people have with Gillis stem from unpredictable circumstances, such as Lou being outplayed by our young goalies and the core no longer producing. It is unrealistic to say Gillis could have brought another scoring forward in with our cap situation and our belief that our players could bounce back to 2010-2011 form.
This summer is make or break for Gillis, fans should put the pitchforks away for now and just wait to see how this plays out.