He's Italian, he grew up in Jersey, probably Aquilini can relate to him in some ways. Aquilini has had his own adventures over the years with lawsuits, divorces, etc. Maybe Francesco can let him stay in his mansion for awhile and he can learn to adjust to the free world.
I'd take a flyer on him. If he doesn't change you can easily get rid of him if he's on a one year deal. If he changes his ways he's a top 4 Dman who plays the right side, can be on the second PP and he can actually fight. I guess he needs to learn to fight more of the players on the other team than his own teammates.