I'm guessing Murray wanted to see what he had in Bingo in terms of team toughness before deciding he needed to fill that need. I'm trying to get a sense of the Sens roster at the time Kassian was put on waivers to see if I can find a reason he wasn't picked up then. I'm guessing our spate of even more recent injuries plus having to watch Wiercoch step up for Neil forced Murray to make this move. So, yes, while Kassian was available "for free" a month ago I don't think he was on the Sens radar until the past two weeks of events.