Yes, he could be this decade's John Erskine, who goes on to some other team and plays the 5-6 role that Jordie and JJ are playing here now.
You may recall that Dallas traded Erskine to the New York Islanders for Finnish Janne Niinimaa, but at the conclusion of the season, the Islanders did not re-sign Erskine, leaving him a free agent. He later drifted to the Caps, and played there a while, never accomplishing much, rarely playing a full season, with some minor league stints. But, he was valuable enough for them to keep him around for parts of 8 years until an injury got him out before last season.
We flipped Niinamna for Ribs in a lopsided deal for us. Hopefully, JO nets us something similar, either directly or indirectly, but I don't see him here, and think his value will a second round pick tops, probably a third. Everyone knows we are in a bind with 8 D, and Nill will be the one dealing from a position of weakness this time.......plus, he likes to do right by players and give them a shot if they have none here.