I for one am always slightly dissapointed when there is no update regarding his music. If I look at the list of studio recordings he participated in and with what artists he tours/toured, I have to do my best to name something I regard as bad.
Sure, Adrenaline Mob was a wasted oppertunity and bland (namely lyrics and guitars dissapointed me), but even there were still some nice moments for me. As for the other major collab material since he left DT: Winery Dogs was very nice and fun, Flying Colors is very good and Transatlantic was great too. And all of them got recent good and entertaining live releases as well. There are not much artist that I can buy almost anything if his/her name is slapped on it, but MP is amongst those. Even if the guy does not practice/train anymore and relies a lot on his signature style, I usually love his drumming.
The sad thing is I sometimes feel like some rabid MP warrior for being positive in a MP thread/article/comment section at this point, heh. That said, DT talk/rumors/relations is expected around here, offcourse. And most project got their own thread anyways. I do not want to see him back in DT or anything, nor do I really expect it to happen aside from a reunion thing around retirement or something like that (guesting on a live release would be rad I think, if all relationships are good).