And yet it's the same every year. If there's an ageing plug to be played, PoMo finds a way to shoehorn him into the lineup, even if said plug is obviously past his prime (in the case of Borque/Letestu, a prime as a marginal 3rd/4th linrer) has been cut by better and/or worse teams, ping-ponged between the AHL/NHL, has sucked all the way through the preseason and is guaranteed to drag down any line he plays on, thus impacting the games and stats of younger and/or better players, he'll play.
I genuinely don't get it. If I'm Wheeler, Scheifele, JMo, I make a date with Paul and ask him WTF he's doing and why. If I'm Gus, Luoto or Chibby, and had a great preseason, doing most or all of the right things, I ask myself why the hell I bothered. If I'm VESA or Roslo, and had a mediocre preseason, knowing that it wouldn't matter, my pissed-offedness and disinterest shows up ever more in my play until I finally get my wish and get traded.
More clapped-out castoffs on a team with some really interesting depth. WTF, Mo?