A nice D for Donnie, he only gets that because he got rid of Donato and Coyle is an upgrade. He didn't solve the second line RW issue, he has a ton of cap space that was oh so important that he had to move McQuaid for nothing in the off season and he still has all that space. I'm sure JJ is happy about that.
Cehlarik and a 3rd would have gotten them Simmonds IMO and he added to what the bungling moron did would have helped. We still have a cadre of "prospects" who are pretty useless, while JFK would have been my top choice for a give away and try to recoop some picks after watching how dismal his time in Boston was there are others who could have gone for some depth that would have helped in the playoffs.
Long term a top end player was not acquired because Sweeney once again valued his prospects too highly or maybe other teams realize that these wunderkids of Sweeney's aren't nearly as good as he thinks they are and some of the posters also think they are.
Sweeney reminds me more and more of the guy who collects worthless memorabilia waiting to sell it for just the right price, when somebody offers him a good price he thinks "it must be worth more than I am asking" and doesn't sell instead holding onto worthless junk (JFK) that could be turned into something useful.
A Terrible GM once again got played at the deadline, hopefully this will be his last one in Boston, but sadly he is saving JJ money so he is doing the job that really matters.