I don’t think they want to tie up 4 years on a guy that will be 30+ with Miller Hajek and Lindgren in the system.
- nyrangers9479
You got to have depth and you need defensemen who can show a young defenseman how to play his position. You have no idea how valuable having proven veterans on the ice, on the bench, in the locker room and outside of the bubble of hockey. Hajek, Miller and Lindgren are humans just as much as they are hockey players and I promise you that the easiest way to ruin a young defensemans development is by sending him out to sink or swim in the top-4 without any NHL experience.
Dillon provides depth and competition for the young defensemen coming.