I think the Dadonov noise more centres as who is playing in the AHL and fans are so excited about joining Dallas.
Ie if Dadonov wasn't there then Stank or Borque would be.
Guy is gonna have a 20 goal season as a 3rd/4th liner on a 2 mill deal and forechecks hard.
He's an asset but viewed as a negative purely from circumstance
It's also the second year on his contract. That was a head scratcher from the moment it was announced.
We have a natural spot opening for one of the two AHL stars with Duchene leaving. Pavelski is impossible to gauge. Smith will likely be gone, but that's just a 4th line role.
Steel has been an interesting player too, and I think he more than anyone else "stole" the spot that Bourque and Stankoven could've had. But since he's young and very cheap, we're all much more pleased with him than we would be otherwise.