It is a tryout... Gives the team two different looks for the 7th D - a physical guy (Brookbank) and a puckmover (Diaz).
Also, if a young guy plays well enough to be a regular in the top 6, then they can find ways to make room, but it means any young player has to earn that spot. Wotherspoon looked good in limited time, but wouldn't he benefit more from playing more mins/better situations in the AHL, in terms of his long term development? and Sieloff needs way more gametime under his belt before he is seen as anything more than a short term callup.
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