I don't think the D core is soft per se, but it's bordering on it. I really think they need to be focusing on bringing in the right kind of D man for the top pairing, and they need to have at least a bit of moxy to their game. Anything else seems like a waste of assets, because they have most of the the D filled out for the foreseeable future with EJ, Barrie, Holden, and Stuart.
He's not a beast or anything, but I'm just having a hard time finding a good fit for the D apart from Staal. I really think they have to go after him hard. He at least will lean on guys and play tough in the playoffs. There's other guys that bring things that will help the team like Sekera, but it just doesn't seem hard enough to play against, and once they make that next move they're more or less locked into that group for a while.
I would have liked Gormley a year or so ago, or before I knew they were locked in with Stuart, but I don't think they need a defenseman at that point of their career right now.
Cambell's overall game has never impressed me enough, and I don't see a need with Barrie on the team. Don't like having multiple defenseman like that. At this point I think they just need to stay the course until the right move comes around, even if that means until summer.