Degaz, agree with you regarding having a full strength Kroeger & rounding into form Fluchel. And having been very critical of Daigle, also agree that seems to be playing much better. Also agree that Baron has been a big improvement over Vicari, who in my opinion Mike stayed with far too long. However disagree re: Russomanno vs Misal. Olivia, while she has improved some in that she doesn't seem to be trying to dribble through two defenders nearly as much, still makes too many mistakes--the main one being that she is constantly too far forward & pinched in toward the middle & therefore gets beat down the wing with Shelton having to come over & cover, thus throwing the D off. On the other hand Misal IMO is very responsible defensively, makes far better decisions & moves the ball much better.
Another element of our improved play is the play of Liv Bodmer who has continued to grow. She is quick, strong & very aggressive with good instincts. I hesitated to say it earlier being so superstitious about getting ahead of things & not wanting to jinx anything, but I believe that she is much better than Meg McClelland.