Is the hole at RW even a very significant factor in this team's failure? You could drop peak Iggy or Gordie Howe onto the team and it would certainly be a lot better...but unless they're playing for league min. it would come at the expense of another roster slot.
The puzzle pieces simply weren't good enough and/or they didn't fit together very well.
But, seeing a player succeed (albeit with flaws) elsewhere, it is fair to wonder if they could have been developed/deployed differently.
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