Something else I forgot to mention, With Shaw and Danault coming back from Injury we had 24 players on the roster and somebody had to be sent down. It was either him or Morrow being placed on waivers to open up a spot, so instead of losing somebody for free, we got a pick
I was going to say something similar. A fifth round pick seems like a good return for a pending UFA who is unproven at the NHL level, and a lot more than Bergevin got for Brandon Davidson.