Lemieux is a very young power forward. I'm just as, if not more excited as the rest of you but it's important to understand he is very young and still developing. If he comes in and has 5 points in his final 20 games that's not a bad ending to his season.
He has things that are not easily taught. He plays with an aggressive edge. He has no fear in driving to the net. He gets under the opponents skin regularly. This organization, for whatever reason, can't seem to develop these types of players and they are pretty unique in today's NHL as finding kids who relish in playing the game like this often find it more difficult to keep up at the NHL level. Lemieux has scored at every level including a very good pace in the AHL last year. 11 points in 44 games while playing on the 4th line is actually pretty good production.
Also key to remember, with the playing style he plays, he will cross the line and take a bad penalty now and then, especially as he develops. People need to take the good with the bad and let him develop.
Quinn is going to love him though and I expect the team to continue adding players like him. Gorton helped build a Boston team that was not lacking in skill, or the ability to inflict pain on the opposing team. It would appear, he has a similar blueprint here in NY.