Unlike Enstrom and Davidson, Mark Fayne doesn’t breach the territory of “depth add”. At this point in his career, which is a low one, he’s a reclamation project. A previously consistent performer whose production took a catastrophic dip practically overnight.
Having toiled in the AHL for the past 2 seasons, Fayne sits at the bottom of this UFA pool.
It goes without saying, but Fayne was never a star. Meaning that casting him as one does him a disservice. Fayne’s recently expired $3.5 million cap hit was an overpayment the moment ink hit paper. Everyone seemed to know it.