re: "depth"
"Depth" in the CAP era is another word for "health". Few teams in today's NHL can expect to win with several of their starters injured.
"Winning Depth" is also the product not only of health, but of rookies and journeymen performing beyond expectations.
On rare occasions, a hot goalie or hot player carries their team on their back for a few games while other key players get healthy, ...but that's not depth. That's signing/drafting the right people.
Even healthy, this roster lacks both the quality and depth to break .500.
But I get all my hockey news from
Mattlund, so what do I know?