Again, good luck convincing any self-respecting point producer to play third line minutes long term. This isn't NHL 20. These are professional hockey players that know their worth.
Dominik Kahun, Tyler Ennis, Josh Archibald, Gaetan Haas, Kyle Turris, Alex Chiasson, Devin Shore....all of these guys are depth signings. Low risk, low salary. So none of them are capable of being overly disappointing. They suck, you waive them.
The problem with our bottom six is that it has consistently been composed of a combination of these players for years. And the mindset has consistently been to continue to do so to continue moving the deck chairs on a top six that doesn't need the help. If that's not running in place, I'm not sure what is.