Kairi Zaide
Unforgiven
Well for starter, it seems this won't be the deal. So this is all moot in the end.They took on a garbage players 4.5m contract that extends next season and morrow is really nothing special. Terrible trade, pens are gonna be garbage next year
But
1) I wouldn't call Bunting a "garbage" player per se. He's not a top liner or anything like Guentzel, obviously. He's a respectable middle/bottom 6er and his contract is far from being an albatros. It's pretty much in line for UFA-age players with similar production. And as you state, the pens will be garbage, most likely, so it's nothing terrible for them. If Pens can retain 50% at the TDL next season, and he continues producing similarly, he could fetch something interesting to help the rebuild, as contenders love their 2-3M complimentary players nowadays.
2) Morrow would still have been more valuable than a late 1st. And a much safer bet at being a valuable NHL player (realistic upside being a good-to-great 2nd pairing guy). "Special" prospects (i.e. with top line or top pairing potential) are worth far more than a late 1st.