He's a touch faster. Yet he does nothing with it. And, frankly, he really hasn't played faster than Lindberg despite being a touch better skater. And that's even with Lindberg's injury. I don't know if it's an effort thing or what, but he's hardly been an excellent skater for us. Frankly, Jooris played a bit like a slower Carl Hagelin without Hagelin's timely scoring or PK ability. Basically completely useless.
Lindberg has much nicer offensive capabilities. It's not really all that close, either. He definitely brings more. Jooris is a touch better skater and more physical, but Lindberg is better at just about every single other aspect of the game.
That same Western Conference team could've signed him at any time this offseason. It's not as if we signed him on July 1 as a priority UFA.