Lukas Reichel came as advertised to the Vancouver Canucks , which is good and bad news. Article content

The fleet-footed forward has no problem gaining zones and has occasionally teased of potential as a 2020 first-round draft pick of the Chicago Blackhawks looking to establish himself as a roster mainstay. It just didn’t often happen. Article content Article content

His decision-making process, penchant for turnovers, lack of battle, and misfiring on scoring opportunities have overshadowed the few positives — especially in playing the more demanding centre-ice position.

And, perhaps, the arrival of free-agent pivot David Kampf on Monday and shifting Reichel to the wing may be the solution.

There are less responsibilities when playing the wall and more chances to drive the net, a

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