I think we're seeing two factors that we need to overcome.
First of all, Panarin, Strome, and Buchnevich are the only forwards on the roster who drive 5v5 offense worth half a damn. Kakko, Lafreniere, and Kravtsov hopefully mature into that role and the problem solves itself.
And I just think we're too slow. The best example is Kreider. At some point during the last two years or so he lost a step and he took our entire forecheck down with him. He was the only player capable of chasing down a dump-in aside from Panarin (who is low-key a great forechecker).