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i've voiced it a few times this off season, but my reaction to this news is... GOOD

Gus was, ok.

He brought a presence to the PP, though it didn't pan out much. But it felt like you could see at times WPG & DAL knew it was there.

That said, he was absolutely atrocious in his own end, both defending, and more visibly with the puck on his stick. His play resulted in way too many turnovers or missed passes that ended up as neutral zone scrambles at best, or mis-timed icings. Had he also been contributing offensively, this would be at least somewhat overlooked. But he wasn't.

ZERO interest in bringing him back for anything more than a replacement level amount. Sure, pay him 1.5 on a 1yr show me (or we trade you at the deadline if we suck and you have some sort of value) deal. But beyond that, I would much, much, MUCH, rather see what the guys on the farm could bring instead and spend the cap space elsewhere.

Someone else will give him a 3x3 or something, and grats to him for it, and who knows, maybe it turns out. Good for them if it does. I just know if we give him any significant dollars it's so-far unearned on this team and could have been better spent elsewhere.