And we have the signing of KM at 2.5 a year, to go along with Adam's 2.75 a year. Two players whom I respect but are limited & injury prone. And Dennis Seidenberg at this point in his career. And Z at this point in his career. And the Not Ready For Primetime D, and...
*Very little about this regime inspires confidence.*
And if it appears I'm second guessing The Glimmer Twins & Charles In Charge, I am indeed. I don't think they know what they are doing, as intelligent & hard working as I believe Don Sweeney to be.
This is the tandem (or trio) who unceremoniously kicked a proven winner & team builder in Peter Chiarelli to the curb because they saw an opening to do so.
They wanted the power & the responsibility. Well, they have it. My condolences.
Stumbling out of the gate with:
panic moves (trading Hamilton for jack); failure to execute (no move up for that coveted D prospect); questionable trades (Rinaldo, Hayes);
deadline band aides (JML, LS, serviceable players but band aides nonetheless); a myopic & likely quixotic attempt to retain LE#21 when, despite their protestations, he would probably have fetched decent to excellent return at the deadline; resigning, as mentioned, two bottom pairing, oft injured D to relatively hefty contracts; and, now, promoting Cassidy to breath down Julien's neck, the better to install the former (doubtless on the cheap) should the mediocre on ice "product" prove as listless in 2017 as it was in 2016.
In short, ladies & germs, these appear to be your older brother's Bruins:
Latter day Sinden/OC. Inept, faceless, boring and endlessly stuck in neutral.
Sorry to be negative, but at this point that's what I see on the horizon.
I sincerely hope I'm wrong.