I know there are other variables/nuances/reasons for the trades that he made. BUT Its not hard to imagine why we would be struggling to score when in the RICHARDS CARTER JVR LUPUL deals we gave up 101 goals (based on last years as flyers/avg) and got back 40. Look at what Chicago has done since they we met them in the finals compared to what we have done. We shipped out all stars/future cup winners/top 6 forwards because they drank BEER. P. KANE had pictures of him totally wasted, puking, falling over women going into last season but they won the cup AGAIN. Its conceivable that this mess is going to take 5-7 years to draft, sign our way out of (that is of course dependent upon who the gm is)