Its not about having "nobody", its about having lesser players than his contemporaries.
Connor, Ehlers, Vilardi.
Ovechkin, Wilson, Protas, McMichael
Robertson, Rantanen
Stone, Barbashev
Svechnikov, Rantanen/Necas, Jarvis
Nylander, Marner, Knies
Necas/Rantanen, Nichuskin
Guentzel, Kucherov, Hagel
Tkachuk, Verhaghe, Reinhart
Hyman
Kempe, Fiala
Holloway, Kyrou
Boldy, Kaprizov
Bratt, Meier
Tkachuk, Batherson
Huberdeau, Coleman
Boeser, Debrusk
Keller, Schmaltz, Guenther
Marchenko, Voronkov, Johnson,
Panarin, Lafreniere, Kreider
Raymond, Debrincat, Kane
Lee, Palmieri, Holmstrom
Terry, Vatrano, Gauthier
Rakell
Konecny, Michkov, Brink, Tippett
Thompson, Tuch, Peterka, Quinn
Pastrnak
Eberle
Forsberg
No one on the Hawks
Toffoli, Smith
Surely you can see yourself that Caufield, Slaf, Laine ranks at or near the bottom of this list ? Its not an insult, it's just a fact. He need better wingers and Suzuki hasn't had the support other top Cs have had. From what I can see, I would trade our wingers with 19 other teams in the NHL for tomorrows game, how is that good ? It means our winger depth is bottom third in the NHL.