The New Jersey Devils have some players that you know are going to be back and relied on for many years. Some were just placeholders while others develop. No offense to Fredrik Claesson, that is exactly what his role was with the organization during his short time with them. He was thrust into a less than ideal situation with the NHL club after spending the entire season in the AHL for another franchise.
The Charlotte Checkers were the team he played for before the Carlina Hurricanes traded him, a conditional pick, and Janne Kuokkanen to the Devils for Sami Vatanen.