For me, the key to everything is going to be in the moves he makes. Kenny says he wants to add 2-4 young guys to the roster next season, and he says that he realizes the defense is old. He also says he is no longer going to go with the "over ripe" philosophy. If he is realistically going to work in a few of Hronek/Hicketts/Svechnikov/Cholowski/Rasmussen/potential top 5 pick, he's going to have to make a deal or two to let go of some of the guys on the team already, and potentially ruffle feathers of some veterans who are signed to multi-year deals now losing playing time. The defense is full, even if the solution is to waive/buyout/trade a guy like Oullet... you still have 5 full time top 6 dmen signed, and I'm sure if Green wants to be back he will be back. Does Kenny find a deal to move out a full time dman? Kronwall isn't retiring like people expected him to be. On offense, the top 9 is pretty full with Z/Gus/Bert/Larkin/Mantha/AA/Helm/Abby/Nielsen. There isn't really room for Rasmussen there unless you're moving some of these guys out or down the lineup.
Basically, Kenny's comments aren't going to do much for me unless some moves happen to back up his comments. If that means Gus is traded, then so be it. I'd really like to see one of Kronwall/Ericsson/Dekeyser/Daley move out of a lineup that also has Green/Hronek/Jensen, and Hicketts as a #7 who could end up pushing one of the other 6 out by the end of the year. It's a lot to ask given the contracts and NTC scenarios, though.
Basically, Kenny's comments aren't going to do much for me unless some moves happen to back up his comments. If that means Gus is traded, then so be it. I'd really like to see one of Kronwall/Ericsson/Dekeyser/Daley move out of a lineup that also has Green/Hronek/Jensen, and Hicketts as a #7 who could end up pushing one of the other 6 out by the end of the year. It's a lot to ask given the contracts and NTC scenarios, though.