Has Bergman regressed? He looked pretty good last year. What about DiSimone? He was fantastic last year in the playoffs.
Bergman might be the only defenseman who has looked good at all. They had him on the PP early and he wasn't super impressive there, but he's a steady presence on the back end for the 'Cuda. He takes too many penalties, but part of that might be that he's facing tougher lines this year with Ryan and Heed in San Jose.
DiSimone is harder to gauge, since I've only seen him in the few home games this season. I listen to the road games on the radio, so it's hard to really judge his play based on that. I was looking forward to seeing him in person again yesterday to get a better feel for him this season, but he was one of our scratches last night. He's not contributed offensively, except for 1 assist, but none of our defensemen are really contributing much there, so that's not a big surprise. I was high on DiSimone after last year's playoffs too, so I'm not sure exactly what he's missing right now...