I just think that the game has gotten so fast that having a guy like him is a huge bonus. Look at what Vatanen has done for the Ducks, similar type of rangy player at both ends (only younger and smaller).

If he were a rental, yes, that would be a bad move. But I think as a guy they could have had for these playoffs and kept away from a competing team plus a guy they'd have next year, he had the value to stray from their plan a little.

You could find minutes for everyone if you added him, I think their D is much improved but not exactly flush yet. He would have been a good addition to their power play, too.