You should be asking that series of questions from yourself tbh if the situation is that unclear for you. If a player stays on the first line for that long with that performance, usually changes are needed. You think that Bjugstad played all season with proper players? That's is some straw man stuff. He was given what the depth of the org allowed and later on in the season came Hudler and Purcell who did the Houdini in the playoffs. That's ok, I don't expect you to remember much, but Bergenheim and Boyes didn't exactly led the team but they played much better considering their expectations when teamed up with Barkov. Barkov and Huberdeau was such meh, which still continues today due to lack of options and there's no good reason to break Troch's line.
