Often times, role players take a backseat in terms of fanfare on sports teams. Lucas Wallmark is a fine example of that, unfortunately. He doesn’t have the star-power of Sebastian Aho. Doesn’t have the hype of a young stud like Andrei Svechnikov. Doesn’t have the flashy name like Jordan Staal. But what Lucas Wallmark does have, obviously, is real talent.
With the addition of Erik Haula via trade this season, Wallmark’s role was initially reduced to fourth-line duty. The unfortunate part about that was you could argue that he actually deserved an increased role after his fine showing in the 3C slot and filling in at 2C while Jordan Staal was injured in 2018-19.