when Gillis became GM he identified the teams lack of toughness, then proceeded to acquire tough players like Hordichuck, O'Brien to augment what we already had in Mitchell, Johnson, Rypien, Bieksa. then the following years he got Lappy, Torres, Alberts, Glass. those guys changed the culture so much, we were tough, hated, and skilled. The Sedins were untouched for the most part in the regular season and they thrived.
Petey and Hughes have targets on their backs because they are elite players, we should be doing more to protect our assets.