Viqsi
"that chick from Ohio"
That's exactly my point. It shouldn't matter that Jones was traded for, or that Bobrovsky was traded for, or that Panarin was traded for, but they're the only ones getting any credit from the OP for any success the Jackets have had.I do'nt really see why you care where they came from. Atkinson and PLD are decent players on their own, but on their own, a lot more is needed for a "good" offense. Werenski is good, on his own, but Jones is better, quite clearly. Werenski isn't a guy you build a defense around (yet anyway), but Jones is. I'm not sure why it matters that he was traded for.
Obviously when one starts getting into the details and the depth players, things get a little more murky. Which is why I don't come into these things expecting folks to pick the Jackets as a playoff team, and indeed that's a reasonable (if conservative) pick to make. I do, however, take umbrage when the quality guys we have who are still here - and still want to be here - are dismissed as so much insignificant trash, like the OP has unapologetically done.