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Maybe but you have a top2 goaltender that can save your bacon if the defense is simply competent.
These moves are a step in the right direction. Overpayments, sure. But you need to outbid to gain assets that you really need. Flexibility is all well and good but to better 31 other teams, you must take risks all over the lineup. Schmidt has potential to bounce back after playing in a sytem that didn't agree with him. Dillon is a solid top 4 dman.
You should thank Ron Francis for NOT taking Demelo!
Appleton is fine but Demelo is legit top 4 puck mover, you just got another with Schmidt. This will make things much easier on a bunch of forwards that aren't great defensively like Scheifele and Connor.
They are now a good team!