I just throughly disagree. If they had signed Saros and done nothing else…yes…that would be purgatory. If they had dealt all their top prospects to go “all in” with this group…yes, that would seem short-sighted.
But it seems to me they’ve actually done the opposite and chosen to be relevant while keeping every single one of their top prospects from an impressive AHL and prospect system. This isn’t a Calgary part two. They kept every single main asset…ZLH, Svechkov, Askarov, Kemell, Molendyk, Ufko, Wood, Surin, etc. Hell they even still have Glass and Tomasino who might have some residual value as former high end prospects. And they addd a two-way, #2 defenseman in his prime who has only gotten better every year and two extremely crafty 40 goal scorers to a team that was already pretty good and a playoff team even in a down year for their superstar goalie.
I’d say with all the ammo they’ve stockpiled - if they are looking strong next March, they can add greatly at the deadline without destroying their system.