Here's the thing though: With Wheeler and Scheifele, I think that they are making mistakes borne of not having heads up to game speed yet. You cannot deny the supreme effort these guys give out there.Add Wheeler and Scheifele to that list for me. For the leader who just inked a ridiculous deal for an older player his play has been atrocious. Lakidasical defense and poor offensive decisions is annoying to watch. I hated that contract the moment was signed and it's looking even worse now if this is the Wheeler we get for most of it. Scheifele is emulating Wheeler far too much right now and needs to be separated from him.
I guess the good news is that we have a number of forwards playing well below their capabilities and we still have a half decent record.
If Laine was at least giving that level of effort I'd be much happier. He's simply a passenger right now.