On the personnel front:
Kylington to Weegar should be a huge upgrade. In general, I would say it is, as Weegar has been solid. But IMO this team lacks players who can effectively carry the puck and I thought he would do more of that.
Gudbranson to Stone is a downgrade.
But on the whole, did the personnel on the back end really get worse?
I'd say we are seeing a lack of organizational depth on the back end with the inability to play an effective 6th D-man. With the success the farm team is having, this is kind of hard to explain.
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