Rejoint: juill. 2020
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Hyman, Nuge's contract, Kane's contract (not the initial arrival, but his re-signing), and I'd argue the signings of both Ceci and Kulak are ranging from good to great value for the team. Beyond that, I like what I've seen from the team's internal development since he took over as well as the qualities he seems to be prioritising in the draft (hard-working skill). The biggest error I can fully ascribe to him is the Kassian contract which created the conditions that would lead to Nurse's 9.25mil extension. With how goalies are, Campbell is still plenty likely to bounce back so I'll refrain from passing conclusive judgement on that until the end of next season.
Overall, he seems to be doing a pretty solid job at identifying and signing competent complementary players. Even if they're not ideal top-4 Dmen, Kulak and Ceci are largely holding their own in the top-4 while earning 6mil combined. For all the **** Barrie gets, he's done exactly what he should have been expected to: be part of a dominant PP and outperform expected goal shares at even strength (49.4% xGF compared to 53.4% GF in EDM).
I'm not saying he's above critique, but I think the level of negative skew to your perspective is unwarranted.