That must be why he's 16th in the league in P/60 amongst centers in his 3 years in the league, ahead of Barkov, Scheifele, Monahan, Backstrom and Zibanejad, and barely behind Eichel. And, yes, I know, defense and stuff.
I think he'd be a lot closer to his 85 point self than his 60 point self with the wingers that we'd put him with.
And since you brought him up, not sure if in this thread or a different one, I'd much rather pay 4 1sts to pay 23 year old Barzal $11M for the next 7 years than I would a 1st + Addison to pay 31 year old Couture $8M for the next 7 years.
And before we get too serious about it, it's just a half-assed idea that I threw out there.