playing how many minutes per game? 10 mins with Cam Janssen on his wing? I'm not saying that Josefson is superlative offensively because he's not, but he may be more talented offensively than Travis Zajac at this point in time. Travis Zajac is plumbing the depths at this point in time while sharing time with Jagr.
You make the assertion that a player who is worse offensively, defensively, on faceoffs, is smaller, gets ridden off the puck easier and is not as accomplished at the cycle, does literally nothing better, rides the bench instead of centering the top line, would be the better option because he is "fleet of foot" and doesn't get to play with better players.
C'mon, man. That isn't even good trolling.
If you are indeed serious, I now understand your hockey fandom. It is because you have to wear a hockey helmet in real life. (And are perhaps strapped to a swing set while typing these posts.)
In football, every fans favorite player when they are losing is the back up quarterback.
But he is the back up for a reason.
In this case, though, it would be the back up - back up - back up - back up center.
A reasonable thought for Josefson is that he get the regular 4th line center job over Gionta or whomever, similar to John Madden when he was coming up. And allow him the experience to become the 3rd liner he projects to be.
But that ain't happening because Pete DeBoer is an ass.
But expecting more than that from JoJo is a fools errand.
Although Madden had better offensive instincts and scored more at other levels. And was superior defensively, as well.
So a poor, poor mans Madden. That is the best one can expect.
Or a much better Rod Pelley.
However one wants to look at it.