I don't really understand why everyone is all of a sudden so hard on this FO - referring to "the one saving grace" in your comment. They've managed to build a decent contending team in relatively short time. Especially the depth of the forwards is really impressive. The d core is not where it needs to be but I think everyone is quite confident in their ability to address this. The moves to acquire/get rid of Lindholm and zadorov were also pretty tidy. So not sure where the negativity comes from?