I always thought he was a pretty good player, but he didn't light it up like I thought he would with the Penguins last year. He might turn out to be a good pick up if he contributes some points on a regular basis and didn't cost too much.
The defence isn't as good as last year in terms of offensive production I agree that Hunwick looked out of place in the games that I have watched. The Bruins have been playing good team defence but they can't win by scoring 1 or 2 goals a game. Bergeron has been good and Rask has been playing well. Having Lucic healthy will also make a difference. The thought of having Savard and Kovalchuk together makes me very happy. We'll have to see what it takes to get that deal done.
Kessel would definitely get some points but I think injuries and lack of performance from some other guys are more of the problem. They are not getting enough performance on a consistent basis from their second and third lines. Some guys had career years last season and they aren't close to the same performance this year.