It's tough with Mika. Yes his 5v5 production was horrid but look at what he's responsible for every night. PP, PK, Playing against top players, Faceoffs ....etc. The guy is a really high end swiss army knife. Maybe a top 10 "All Around" player in the league. Just the threat of him and CK scoring a short handed goal keeps other teams honest and a little more conservative on their power plays. I want more from Mika offensively but we have to acknowledge how he affects every area of the game. We'll see what happens this season. Didn't help that he was with guys like Wheeler, Roslivic, Kakko.... etc on the top line.
Congrats on 200!!! Looking forward to the good, the bad and the ugly this year. I'll be tuning in all season....keep up the good work.
It's tough with Mika. Yes his 5v5 production was horrid but look at what he's responsible for every night. PP, PK, Playing against top players, Faceoffs ....etc. The guy is a really high end swiss army knife. Maybe a top 10 "All Around" player in the league. Just the threat of him and CK scoring a short handed goal keeps other teams honest and a little more conservative on their power plays. I want more from Mika offensively but we have to acknowledge how he affects every area of the game. We'll see what happens this season. Didn't help that he was with guys like Wheeler, Roslivic, Kakko.... etc on the top line.