Yes is there a correlation between Kimmo being out and a more mobile Gus and Mez in. Personally I think I saw a few plays on the PP where Streit was able to make a move, keep the puck in, etc. where I think Kimmo would have been a step too slow and the play would have come out of the zone. IMHO I think Kimmo can "rest" until the Olympic break. I'd love for him to regain his old form but as is well discussed here time and all those nagging injuries which he has played through have caught up to him. I am not sold on the D yet but I do have to wonder how much of the recent play has been as a result of faster foot speed.