“It's not necessarily that they're going to score all the goals,” Brown said. “But other teams have to worry about those guys and other guys can find mismatches — whether it's playing against fifth or six D [defensemen] or third lines.
“When you have guys like Gabby and Carts on two different lines, it's like having Kopi and Rick [Richards], two centermen. You have to pick your poison. It makes it harder for teams to distribute their talent to shut those guys down.”
The arrival of Gaborik will undoubtedly be a big boost for Richards, in the sense that he will be able to stay on Carter's line, where they have an undeniable chemistry. Richards had scored just once in 36 games, and now he has two goals in the last three games, showing improvement coming out of the Olympic break.
“They're used to playing with each other kind of thing,” defenseman Drew Doughty said. “I think now that Mike is regenerated and back with …”
Williams, from a distance, heard Doughty and was amused, chiming in, “Regenerated?”
Said Doughty: “I don't know where I got that word from. Now that he [Richards] is back with Carts, he's back to himself. I think he's happy again and he's been playing well the last few games after the Olympics.”
rejuvenated is the word your looking for Doughty
