I may be the lone "A" vote but my expectations even 3 or 4 days ago were that Toffoli would get re-signed, maybe Brendan Smith gets moved, the Markstrom deal falls apart, and then Fitz panics and trades a 4th for Pat Maroon or something.
So relative to that, this was a huge win. We sold the guys we needed to sell, added a capable backup for under 2m, kicked Vanecek to the curb and possibly upgraded, and above all, sent a clear message that this season wasn't good enough.
Vanecek gone, Schmid to the minors, Daws gets the break he deserves, and ultimately we didn't make some lip service "there's still a chance!" addition at the cost of future assets.