Hextall recalled telling Snider that when he was an assistant GM in Los Angeles, “it took us six years” to win a Cup, and “there were some tough times, especially early. It certainly wasn’t as tough here; we made the playoffs in two of four years. In L.A., we were a really bad hockey team early there and got better every year and then ended up winning in Year 6. Chicago built for I think seven years [before winning the Cup]. Philosophically, that’s kind of my vision. Did I want to speed things up? Absolutely.