The first big move was trading away the 9 overall pick in this past draft to acquire a top Dman in Jacob Slavin to play
alongside Bode Wilde.  Slavin brings a
ton of stability, leadership, and championship pedigree on the top pairing,
while playing in every situation and will definitely allow Bode to take his
game to another level.  

 The second move to follow was locking up a number
of foundational players that will take this team to new heights starting with their
#1 D to a 7 year deal! Other notables were Hanas, Neighbours Vero, Warren all
signing 4-5 year deals which will establish a core top 4 D and a couple of top
6 wingers for the club.  

Third they were
able to make a trade and acquire a future #1 goalie in Nikko Kokko for relatively
cheap, the plan was to dump a ton of money in development coaches which took
him to a quality backup with #1 potential in a few more seasons. 

 Forth was being able to lock up Richard
Bachman for another two years, and bring back Quinton Howden.  Bachman will provide solid minutes while
Kokko gets acclimated to the pros, Howden gives this team a reliable #1 playmaking
center to feed Panarin and Riechel all day on the wings.  Bachman was a workhorse for the team last
year and will hopefully be relied on a little less with the addition of Kokko.  

The final thing this team was able to do is
drop over 70Million dollars in development camps which saw Vero and Warren get
thrown into a top 4 role after playing all last season in Bridgeport.  Pair that with signing a couple of solid
veterans in Pumpel and Myers, the acquisition of another bright young D in
Jiricek and you get a team with a lot of options and a lot of internal competition
for playing time which is always a good thing.