As much as I think Ruutu got shafted, these two guys (even though I believe Kennedy will go invisible) have showed more than Ruutu has. Is it really a big deal if Ruutu becomes the extra forward, or at least while the team is healthy?
People always seem like ''Well you can't scratch him cause it sends a bad message to the team and he's a well respected vet in the room'' when a player like this is scratched. But he's gone next year anyway, so who cares? And who cares if it's a waste of $3+ million? Especially if we can replace what he does with under a million?