"He can play on a lot of different lines and [in] a lot of different roles," coach Peter Laviolette said. "We have a team that's established, and he comes in and gets to complement what we have. Sometimes you make a trade, and there's all that burden on that person to change the direction. He gets an opportunity to come to a team that has a lot of talent, and he gets to add and be a nice, complementary piece."