Yup. This works.

Not according to Brass it doesn't.
He was not happy getting 3C minutes in PIttsburgh. He stated plainly it "wasn't a fit"
Honestly, I thought he played well there. He is a good player. But he see's himself as a 2C, right or wrong.

I don't think you would get what you are expecting to get out of him. The penguins surely didn't think so, neither did a lot of the fans.
But for 40% of his starts in the offensive zone, he had 9 goals on the year when he was traded. I wasn't complaining. But the Corsi of that line sucked.

I don’t care what he wants. He is purely a rental and can seek a 2C job in the offseason. Fills the need of a 3c without giving up a lot.

yeah, but you need a guy to sell out to win. Especially at 3C. They have to accept that role as a role player. And what you got, is a guy on a team, that really doesn't feel he fits, and won't want to get injured before getting his next payday. And that's kind of the point.