Brilliant logic.
It's a little known fact that most good hockey players hate playing with quality linemates
Ek is a quality linemate. [MOD]
I'll say it again [MOD], Kaprizov and Zucarello's style of play and skill level don't require the class "puck distributor" type of center to get them the puck. Kaprizov has shown me that he is quite capable of getting the puck and controlling it much the way a quality center does.
What Ek brings is size, some skill and a physical net front presence, which is what they lacked last season. I would like to see him do a little better when it comes to face-offs, however.