If you one of the weaker clubs, might be worth a claim.
Weird development in NA.
19/20 - 44 games in A and 3 in NHL
20/21 - 33 in NHL and 1 in A
21/22 - 70 in NHL, none in A
22/23 - 10 in NHL and 50 in A
Have to ask, was he truly ready for the NHL in 20/21?
Yes.
The problem last year was the return to health of Walker and the development of Durzi leading to a logjam of defensemen who would have to clear waivers. Bjornfot was the only one eligible to be sent down, and he was put in the AHL without even being considered in camp. The team stayed healthy on the backend all year, so he wasn't called up.
Rumors have been that several Kings prospects had been openly griping that they were ready and better than the players in LA who were protected by their waiver status - and they were right. Can't say specifically that Bjornfot was part of this group, but the reasons for his stalled development all seem to be off-ice.
LA does an extremely poor job developing skilled players. They take ages to bloom and in many cases its after they are out of waiver options and/or in another organization. And its all because their management group is a frat house of former players who are stuck on the idea that Kopitar and Doughty deserve chance after chance at another Cup despite not winning a single playoff series in 9 seasons.
This is the team that traded Brock Faber and Gabe Vilardi to chase something they cannot catch.