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Ottawa has put so much stock into character and the importance of having guys who are good in the room. Tony D has proven time and again that he is at the very least an abrasive asshole who consistently rubs people the wrong way, and at worst is a huge piece of **** who is total locker room cancer.
Also from an On Ice perspective, at his very best, I'm not convinced his offensive ability (which is extremely high end) is even good enough to offset being one of the worst defensive players in the League. I'm also pretty sure that his offensive production is going to crater wherever he goes, because he won't have guys like Zibanejad and Panarin to help him pad the stats.
Also Brannstrom's upside is higher than a Vince Dunn level player imo, and I'm confident enough in his ability to grow into a player of that level that there's no chance I'd do something like that.