The board is kinda funny. This year is being viewed as a big tank year for obvious reasons. There's also the perception that poor Boro is about our 10th best D. Another perception that the young D need more seasoning. So here we've got Boro getting an A which signals he'll be dressing regularly which A. According to perception helps the tank and B. Allows the young D to season....two good things but the decision to give him the A is panned
A. We don't need help to tank, our roster will take care of that on it's own, and I think most fully expected Boro to play 60+ games regardless of whether he got a letter or not.
B. People want the young D to get meaningful mins so they can develop, Boro being in the lineup instead of the healthy scratch potentially means a player like Jaros, Lajoie or Brannstrom is in the pressbox.
Personally, I don't really have an issue with Boro getting an A, he's had it for games before, he's known to be a good locker room guy, comfortable in front of the media, and frankly I think who has a letter isn't all that important. I do however think that having some continuity going forward with our leadership group is important so having all three assistants being UFA is troubling to me. We are however in a tough situation as the heir apparent to leadership roles are still pretty green (Tkachuk, White, Chabot) and good transitional options were sparse.