I know you don't like Nurse, but Risto is worse at every aspect of the game. Forwards are comparable, his goaltending is better, and my defense is much better. I don't like his 2nd line too much either, I think it's a weird fit. Tarasenko needs a good playmaker to play with, and Henrique isn't really that. Ennis is odd there as well. I think Drouin would actually play well with Boeser and Scheifele. Neither player like to hold onto the puck for too long, but they're good at finding and creating space. Drouin would benefit from that.
And I think you're underrating the difference between our top-2 defensemen. Parayko and Slavin are both bonafide #1s. OEL's a #2 and Trouba's a #3.