Quoting: GMs
No, he’ll be fire but they won’t reset. They’ll keep going without Danault Tatar
If the team misses the playoffs, I don't see why the team should rebuild, and I certainly don't see why MB should get the axe.
I'm not a big fan of the guy, he's not enough of an intellectual for my liking, but the truth is he's doing a good job at building the core and the pipe, and he's made very few mistakes (Alzner, perhaps the Drouin trade, maybe Anderson and Edmundston contracts). His vision is not flawless, but it's not like it's blatantly off either. Plus, is there a decent replacement out there? I can't think about a competent french-speaking candidate that would be available.
Not to mention: swapping the GM has never pushed a middling team into a contender overnight. It certainly relief some pressure from the fan base, but it's still a panic move. To let go of MB, ownership would have to be convinced that the master plan is faulty, and for that to happen everything would have to go completely off the rails very quickly, which is unlikely to happen IMO.