Still a pretty decent group? That statement implies you thought this group was decent prior to the trades, which it was not.
The forwards you list are alright, true. But they aren't a build a team around list. You can come up with a decent 2nd and 3rd line from the bunch, but the problem still remains that there are literally no 1st line players in that bunch, which is key.
The D, while I agree I like the three guys you mentioned, they also lack top pairing guys. Brodie may develop into that, so patience is the name of the game with him. Gio and Wideman and no better than #4 guys 5 on 5, with Wideman being a PP guy as well. All key guys to have going forward, but lacking real top line D men to build around.
Agreed the goaltending is a mess.
We've started a rebuild, so I fully expect some tough times, but this team really is as bad as folks seem to I think IMO.
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