Doesn't matter what the reason was. He played in a top 4 role for us often, hence why I said he CAN play in the top, not that he should. Hell, prime Stetcher would be a top 4 on a current blueline considering how absolutely dog$&!# our right side is.
He put in some hard minutes for us, often played 20+ minutes a night, and had solid underlying numbers to boot. The amount of disrespect he gets around here because "lol smal" is absolutely baffling, and a complete rejection of the reality of how solid he was for us.