Whilst the fact he has as yet gone unclaimed suggests there is little interest around the league, you do look at him as the sort of additional piece that could be thrown on as part of a larger deal. Maybe the Wild will use Charlie Coyle‘s recent form and dangle him on the trade market again. If so, adding Ty Rattie to a deal could bring a bigger and more useful return.
It does sound like a move for a move’s sake, but I like to paint it as clever thinking. Acquire an asset that is expiring, takes up minimal cap space and if in true doubt can be sent to the Iowa Wild to make up for the lost production of Justin Kloos.