I guess not, but Davidsson's development needs to be taken into account as well. Is JD (or Formenton or whoever) better off playing top-six minutes on what should be a competitive AHL team or playing bottom-six minutes on an expected dumpster fire of a team.
An argument could be made for either one honestly, but I'm of the mind that we should over-marinate these guys in a down year.
I think Boedker is a collosal waste of space, but he's just about the perfect fit for this season (he sucks, he's an FA next off-season, he makes less than hit cap hit on a backdiving deal). It's the vets with term I've got an issue with, but that's for another thread