AS a Stars fan, I like Jordie, his metrics show a bit better than his minutes suggest.
That said, he has been a staple on the leagues worst PK< so I wouldn't expect him to upgrade that for MTL. And, he has been a 4-6D man since about 2010, and in those years when the Stars have been bottom third of league in overall D.
He isn't bad, not as slow as a few here have projected, etc. He has played up and down our lineup and has been quietly good at times.
If you are a lower moving part of a bad D, I agree it was no major pain (other than Jamie's feelings, if that matters) to trade him.
This is the hockey version of something Mike Ditka once said upon releasing a long time back up tackle, if you are 30 and still a backup tackle, its probably better to bring in a young buy who has potential to become something more.
The Stars seem committed to youth and at least someone expressed interest in Jordie, so why not. Nill also mentioned he might have been attractive at the expansion draft, although most fans would have had them picking someone else off our roster, depending on who was being protected.