If we try a new coach and still fail still then the likelihood of us re-signing our big UFAs is pretty nil. Miller and Horvat likely won't stay on a losing team. Especially when they'd be top free agents with a chance to go to a winning team.
To lose them for nothing would be pretty catastrophic.
Emotions and chemistry are important but losing doesn't exactly bring about the best of emotions. Losing usually means the chemistry you're trying to build isn't working either. Losing stands out more than anything and hockey is a business, lets not forget that.
These next two drafts are pretty big too. So if we're gonna suck regardless than that needs to be taken into consideration.
A new coach first though. We should definitely exercise all options before considering trading expiring assets. We're maxed out with the cap for a while so we have to have success with the group we have.