I’d say it has more to do with coaching/culture to be honest. Goalie is getting the attention but by in and team D structure are significantly more important.
Ok depth add I suppose. In this new age, you basically have to grab the obvious top 6/pp guys and everyone else will have to be obvious bottom 6 grinders. The days of working yourself up the lineup are over.
He was getting sat at the end of the year because he was turning over bad pucks. Berry’s style wasn’t great for him either. He needed to be in a more possession based offensive attack as opposed to chip and chase.
If I’m Nodak I bring him in. Only one year of Junior is dicey but the offense is there. He’d be a true freshman. Although he’s a pp guy, not a ton of room there next year.