100%. Sweeney and Neely have built a very special group of players, and most probably of staff too. They have heart, respect, decency, and a giving attitude. Obviously the introduction of Chara and Bergy were before their time, but they've taken that core of two wonderful human beings and leaders and built an entire team of like-minded people around them. If you don't pass the character test Sweeney will not hire you - that seems to be just about his number one priority. It also partly explains the Backes deal. Don gave him too much for too long, but you can see why he was so keen to bring David to Boston.
It's not perfect - by hiring too many players of a certain type, there are some skills that the team doesn't have enough of, and by emphasizing decency they've gone a bit too far and taken too much snarl and bite out of the roster - but I still really like this approach and think it is an incredibly admirable, smart way to build a modern sports team. Some people are surprised particularly that Neely has taken the club so far down this road, but I think that for all his undoubted toughness Cam is a truly modern '21st Century' man who gets the way the world is moving and wants a team that reflects that and plays together, works together and gives back to the community together.
Incidentally, I loved Rask's line about Pasta in the latest episode - explaining why his kids love Pasta, he said something like "he looks like a cartoon character and he acts like one." That Tuukka is a funny guy.
