Great 4th liner. Hopefully we can keep him here longterm. Seems like a great role player and teammate. He's already played more games as a canuck than that 3rd round pick probably would've.
You never know who we might get with the 3rd round pick. He might play more than your average 3rd rounder but its still hard to argue he's worth a 3rd round pick due to the simple reason you rarely see 4th liner cost that much. Of course the other argument is he's good enough to be a 3rd liner and really our 4th line is like a 3rd line.
Regardless, the cost is now sunk cost. Anything we say won't change the price we paid. I doubt Dorsett will actually be "worth" what is cost us... at least if he only plays here for one season and stays on the 4th line. That said, even if he isn't worth what we paid, he's a very good player and an upgrade over any 4th liner we had. If we can sign him long term, that'll be great but only if he cost less than he does now. Not really a fan of paying our 4th liner more than our 3rd liner... nor is it great cap management.
For comparison sake, remember Vey only cost us a 2nd rounder. Raffi Torres at the deadline last year only cost a 3rd rounder in 2013. Lee Stempniak and Anderj Meszaros both only cost 3rd round pick last trade deadline. Hemsky and Fash both cost 3rd and 5th too at the same deadline.
Just for comparison of what a trade of a 3rd would get you (at the deadline). All of those players were obtained to play bigger roles than Dorsett (not saying they are all better players since its arguable). Even Higgins really only cost us a 3rd round pick to get.
