I took a look at the stats. Kadri and Marner got put together on January 24th 2018 against the Avs. In the final 33 games of the regular season with either Marleau or JVR rotating on the left wing, Marner put up 36 points for a points per game avarage of 1.09. That would’ve put him on pace for 90 points in 82 games. He finished the season with only 70 points, however keep in mind he played the majority of his first 49 games on the fourth line. If you also include what he did in the post season, then it’s 45 points in 40 games for a 1.125 points per game average.

He did not play the majority of the first 40 games on the fourth line. He played a bit. Plus he had plenty of power play time throughout the year.

But yes he is quite a talented player.

But what does all this have to do with the above team?

This was more about the Russian players