I agree that not every trade has resulted in the best return. But to say we didn’t get any first round picks back in all of those trades is a bit misleading IMO. Liam Greentree & Cole Beaudoin are recent first round picks. So yes we didnt select them, but I am excited for both and think they deepen our prospect pool.

It sucks we dealt some future first round picks. Felt a bit like the Sather days lol. I do think this team is much more competitive than last year, though. I like Durzi & Petterson for our second pair and I think having two strong puck moving D men will be noticeable relatively quickly. I also think injuries really hurt them last year. A full year of Fox + Igor, and I think we have a damn good shot at competing for a playoff spot