I'm fine if we give him some time in the top 6 but it's really hard to see him being remotely as productive as Bunting, Kerfoot or Kase when they have had that opportunity. Maybe if he suddenly developed a scoring streak it would work but I just don't see his game as a high skill scoring forward. It's too bad because he's probably fine as the 3rd wheel due to his defensive ability and speed but I think we just have better options now.
A Kase-Kampf-Mikheyev line really does interest me though as I think this is by far the best 3rd line we have had in the last few years. Kase and Kampf especially get into dirty areas and Mikheyev's penchant for shooting at the net and not scoring might generate more dirty goals with the way those two drive the net.
I don't think we have to worry about the season falling apart...the NHL just might benefit from taking a slight pause...the year would still be ahead of schedule as long as they can fit games in through the 3 week Olympic pause.
Also nothing like being 1st in the league in points, T-1st in Regulation Wins, 1st in ROWs, 6th in goals for, 11th in goals against, 6th in goals for/goals against, 5th in point percentage......and currently on pace to play on the road in the first round of the playoffs.
