How does it not make sense? Besides faceoffs, Trocheck doesn’t really have a role on the PP. He’s not a shooter, a distributor , playmaker, or net front guy.
You already have a right handed center in Zibanejad .
Laf at least offers a precious left handed shot, and is a more skilled player.
Imagine Panarin or Zib taking one timers when the PK actually has a shooting threat on the other side?
He was very productive last year on PP1.