I get what your saying bud but I think LL is playing 4d chess sometimes and we just don't see the big picture. So I don't think LL is a genius, but I do see how his vision works and the moves he makes to bolster it. IMO, LL values defense, goaltending, and loyalty and he is a fan of redundancy. Kind of like having backups on backups. I think Romanov was brought in with the anticipation of losing Mayfield. I think he has a pretty good idea right away of whether or not a guy is going to sign and makes decisions based on that. He doesn't mind rewarding a good soldier with an overpay if they are loyal. These are all guesses by the way, nothing concrete, but even with the Horvat acquisition, suddenly JGP is down for the count and on IR? My guess is there was a nagging injury there and LL saw an opportunity to bolster the center position despite most of us thinking it was the last spot we needed to upgrade. I don't think we would have had to add that much more to the package to get Meier, which seemed like a more pressing position of need. Not saying Lou makes all the right decisions, but you can see he most certainly has a plan and definitely thinks in advance about it.
