Of course not, but people shouldn't be surprised when that impacts his production. I think it's fine to say that Rust, McCann, Kahun, and Simon can battle it out for top 6 ice time, but at this point in time, Rust is the best of the 4 and is the one I'd trust all things considered.
Rust had an inconsistent season last year no doubt, but when that inconsistent season is 18 goals and 35 points, imagine what a consistent season for him would look like. That's the bizarre part for me. People are ****ting on his season when honestly it's pretty good, at least from production standards. He needs to up his intensity night in and night out to still have the same effect on the game, but I think he knows that and deserves another shot here to show that.