I don’t really only view on roster talent through the prism of offensively talented snipes, though. I get what you are saying but I don’t think people at large have a very good grasp of the fact that talent only matters relative to accumulating points in the system the nhl has constructed. The overall acumen of their roster is better, and they did a better job fitting personal to player, coach to roster
They field a roster a coach could elevate - I think that’s what’s being missed. I’ve said it a million times: it’s often about WHO you are asking to be led, or coached
Youngest team in the league isn’t very amendable to being moulded and influenced by a coach