I get why they signed him. If you look at defensemen in Stockton who could see NHL time this year you have 5 players your looking at. Wotherspoon, Kylington, Andersson, Morrison and Culkin. It's good depth but none of those guys is a true physical defensive defender. Wotherspoon has potential but hasn't shown it at the NHL level yet, so BT signs Grossman, who fills a depth role and checks some boxes that are missing organizationally.
Where the disconnect for me comes in is having him make the team out of camp. He clearly showed he wouldn't be able to handle regular minutes at the NHL level during the preseason. And to have him play over Jokipakka and Kulak at any point this season is just outrageous. Not that either of those 2 has set the NHL on fire, but they are clearly miles ahead of Grossman.
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