The D is really good so it's no surprise
MacDonald, Ahcan, Rosen, and Ludvig have all been NHL players and three of those guys could/would be #6-7 guys on worse teams. Then there's Aamodt who's been an absolute beast defensively, and should have gotten a few games in this year
Stephens has been good too on an AHL deal
It's crazy to imagine how much better they could be if Behrens didn't die and Middelton was a regular for them