This isnt directed at anyone, but why is it always Mika-Kreider needing a winger? Why do they have to play together? Why cant they be separated? They dont score at 5 v 5, yet we keep trotting them out together.
Is it such an awful idea to do something like
Kreider-Trocheck-Laf
Panarin-Mika-(Thanks Kakko for totally panning out)-??
I don't care who the RW they target plays with, but you need someone that is a top 6 winger. We've tried the multitude of guys that are really 3rd liners that have a singular top 6 skill set. Whether it is skating, defense, scoring, etc, but lack in other things that you want in a 2nd line type.
It's been an issue for a very long time, maybe since having Nash/Zuccarello as their top 2 RWs. That's a long time.
I'm not sure where the search leads them, but it's a glaring hole up front that we penciled in that Kakko would resolve over time. That time has passed.
It'll be hard to pluck a 50-55 point winger that is a complete player. We may need to find it at the deadline again while cycling through internal options.
