I’m not Bern (but I did call Geico to save on my car & home insurance) however if you are judging Kreider value by looking at his points than your opinion is already dismissed.
CK provides all sorts of on ice impact that doesn’t necessarily show up in his point totals. I suggest watching him, it will really enhance your enjoyment of hockey much more than just looking at box scores and stat pages.
I'm not BBB, and I didn't call a co with a sense of humor but has to pass that advertising bill onto its customers, but on that to each his own.
Yeah, there is a domination factor here.
Since when he first came up and had to adjust so he wouldn't have guys bouncing off him, and since their first encounter when Kreider went thru Chara like a knife through butter, we see someone who can set the tone, extensively.
Some complain that he doesn't do that every single second of every single shift. You don't' want a guy like Dave Winfield or Aaron Judge stupidly risking hamstring by overly pressing on a groundout, and you don't want Kreider or similar talent risking injury or burnout doing that. [This is besides if you go full tilt on every shift, the defense cheats on someone else and adjusts with double team, etc..]
I have pressed that if they are not trading him for godfather return, that Zib be bookend 1RW for CK, with Nieves, who is not a shooter but a great passer, with size, speed, reach, def. responsible, etc. to be an ideal complementary pivot, at least until Kravtsov gets here.
Kreider is not an elite player, but he is a superior player with elite speed, great size, and impact, who drives the play. That does not get peddled for chump change or chump change +.
And if you want to marry that to an elite talent [MacK, McD, etc.] you should have to pay a premium there as well, because once you do, that is a dominant line.