I always thought he was a pretty valuable player and somewhat surprised by the Chris Kelly hate. The problem was the way Claude used him- like he has Kevan Miller incorrectly that has led to both these players catching grief for performing outside their job description.
Kevan Miller when he lands next year as a bottom pair D man will show he has good value and is a good player.
Kelly in a bottom 6 roll especially 4th line is an asset. He can play LW and if you put him out there with Acciari and Ferraro I'll take that over any 4th line in hockey and I took a list around and I like the speed, smarts, and defensive component these guys would give you- and allow Krejci and Bergeron to use their energy elsewhere
other than the Caps a healthy Boston is going to be tough out in the East