I'm optimistic about what was done here. Donny did pretty good at free agency addressed a lot of needs . Goaltending solidified our D is patched through not perfectly but very serviceable with Reilly and forbert. Forward lines deeper just that hole on 2c is glaring. Were good and ready for puck for drop and 2c will be solved for sure before playoffs that I can book it comfortably.
Forward depth and Ullmark he addressed.
The defense is soft and questionable at best - Bruce will have to ensure the system covers the gaps on defense.
A desperate need for a second line center and a true top four defenseman. Those will each cost a ransom at the trade deadline.
Hall is not going to drive the 2nd line on his own. Whether it is Coyle/Foligno/Haula with Smith, that is closer to another third line than a second line. The 4th line is much improved.
This effort by Sweeney is not good. Knowing Krejci was leaving with the cap space available he chose the easy path in buying depth, which any of us could have done, rather than the difficult one in hunting down a Krejci replacement or top four defenseman.