Quoting: Warrior24
If Casey proves himself out of LI why waste Bellows on a 4th line C when you can sign Zajac, Fipulla, Glendenning etc. that’s just bad asset management.
Bellows is probably done here, either because Lou/Trotz have no faith in him or because he legitimately isn't that good. I choose to believe in the former because the flashes he's shown are enough to make me think he still has middle-6 potential and needs a *sigh* change of scenery if he's going to tap into it.
Larsson on the other hand has been one of the better pure defensive forwards in the league for the last few seasons; I think he'd be a great replacement for Cizikas and if he plays well, perhaps we can take a run at re-signing him when hes a UFA again. If not, we buy another year for a prospect to grow into that spot.
As for the names you mentioned, Filppula is kinda washed at this point and I like Larsson more than Glendening. Zajac I wouldn't hate but I don't want to go back down the performance bonus road again (notice Parise wasn't signed either) and again, I think Larsson is an upgrade.
To me, it's only bad asset management if its a guy who the organization placed any sort of value in, but based on their actions last season, it doesn't seem like they have