In CMac's defense when he took over he had to deal with:
1. Cap crunch due to winning a Cup. Guys get paid when you win it all.
During his first year as GM:
2. Losing Landy. Not sure if he was coming back during the season or playoffs or not at all.
3. Nuke was in and out of the lineup during the regular season. When playing he was not 100%. Then he lost him during the playoffs.
During his seacond year as GM:
4. Landy still out for the entire regular season.
5. He lost Lehky, Girard and Nuke for considerable length.
6. His 2C gamble failed. That one is on him although I get why it took that gamble. He just need to find a way to fix that.
I'll probably hear about "all teams have injuries" but it is important to note that all guys that he is missing/missed are his most important defensive forwards so it will certainly affect the team defensively. And even with that the team has had very good defensive numbers, 2nd overall in scoring goals, and were 3rd to 5th overall in the standings. I have said it in the past a few times this team cannot afford to lose both Landy and Nuke at the same time for long period of time. They can make it work for a few games but eventually it catches up with them. They are too important defensively, and offensively they miss them terribly to win battle in the corners, cycling, and in front of the net as screens and tipping pucks. They need at least of one of those guys.