yah he was pretty bad last time around but didn't get much minutes. put him on a line with jvr and kadri for a few games to see how he does
You can't just cherry pick line-mates all the time for players. At some point he's going to have to just man up and start playing like he wants an NHL job. Yeah his minutes were an issue but hey not everyone can get Ovechkin treatment and play half the game. He's not an All-Star so naturally his minutes are going to be monitored, what he does with those minutes is up to him. He doesn't produce he'll find himself out of here. No excuses anymore. Gotta stop babying some of these guys.