Not enough support? Hyman, Kane and the bottom 6 (most of which are Holland adds) has been one of the better bottom 6's in the league tbh, a +12 with McDavid and Draisaitl off the ice is terrific. Part of why McDavid and Drai are putting up monster numbers is the growing support around them.
Also, can't ignore that Ekholm is likely the biggest trade addition the Oilers have made since the summer of 2005 whether it didn't happen soon enough for your liking or not. He's not just a "solid" Dman, he's a legit top pairing Dman locked in for 3 more years. That's a monster acquisition, A+ if you ask me.
There's some bad with the good as is the case with most GMs (yes, some real bad in this case) but he's turned what was an inherited bottom 10 team in cap hell into what looks like a real contender 3 years in with a solid pipeline of young players filtering in to extend the window so I'd grade him closer to a B than a C.
With that said, I think it's about time for him to hand over the reigns to somebody else whether it be Brad or someone else. Still too rigid with his strategy for my liking, gonna need somebody more creative to not only keep this team together but improve it with limited cap flexibility to work with and the monster extensions to the elite coming within view.
