Can someone start the Bogosian Countdown Clock, please?! Go ahead and set it to 2, maybe 3 more games and then that should put an end to all this kvetching.
The man was brought in to keep each of Hedman, Shattenkirk, and Sergachev from adding about 6-7 minutes TOI per game and an NHL "games-played" veteran. Certainly not NHL Playoffs veteran. WTF is everybody expecting? Him to have 3-4 pts already? That somebody throw his ass over the seawall at Amalie and baptize him in Garrison Channel? If they did, that he'd all of sudden re emerge finally as that "highly-touted" 3rd overall pick? He's like a tool rental from Sunbelt rentals, Lowes, or Home Depot for half a day. Its beat up, isn't new and as originally advertised, scratched and dented to Hell but it did its job. Best thing is, I can return it.
It didn't cost the Org an asset. Just $323K. No additional picks. No other reserve list player or prospect. The other "better" options would have. I would gather the only reason they brought him in versus Cal Foote is because he already has NHL experience. I advocated that it was perhaps time to see where Cal's at regarding his development. But I get the move. I am not a Bogosian fan by any means but I get why.
God forbid they stood pat on the 24th, up the minutes of the top 3 guys and something happened to Hedman, Shattenkirk (albeit not to the disappointment of some around here), or Sergachev. Then what? All the arm-flailing and bitching "Why didn't they trade our 2021 1st for Dillon" or more higher-priced assets for a depth move.
This was our depth move. The cheapest depth move. For 4-6 games, at the most. Just countdown the games and minutes when McD is back and our Saviour from the Czech Republic returns.