Reminds me of when Keith Tkachuk late in his career came to Blues camp 40 lbs over weight and they suspended him, haha.

- No veteran goalie – just in case the young duo struggle, it would be nice to have a veteran goalie. Vokoun/Giguere could’ve been good options. Now, if Reimer gets hurt like last year, we’re pretty thin. If Reimer stays healthy he has to be really good. A lot of pressure and a lot riding on Reimer who will be a huge X-factor this season. You’re perception of how well or badly you believe the season will go is hugely influenced by your faith in James Reimer and to a lesser extent Ben Scrivens.

No veterans to lean on – last year when things started to go badly, the situation needed to nipped in the bud. But we had no voices, no veteran leaders to help turn things around, unlike in a place like St.Louis where they got off to a horrible start but turned things right around. Now, I think we can all agree having veterans like Arnott and Langenbrunner on the Blues bench could only have been a positive influence on helping turn things around. I believe a guy or two like that on the Leafs bench last year could have prevented the losing skid from turning into what it turned into.

That’s it. A couple quality veterans and some stronger depth in goal would have been huge for us last year, and I think addressing those areas should have been a priority in the offseason. McClement and JVR in, Schenn and Gustavsson out. Not great moves, not an impressive offseason for Burke and co. I’ll rate it a D+.