Jamie McGinn’s situation remains an interesting one. Last season, McGinn saw a good amount of minutes on the Panthers’ second line, playing alongside Vincent Trocheck for a good chunk of the year.
For a traditional bottom-six winger, his tally of 13G, 16A, and 29Pts would be pretty respectable if he were to put up those numbers on the Panthers’ bottom line. But for a second line winger, 29 points just aren’t enough, nor does it crack a playoff-caliber team, either.
So to answer the question above, yes, there remains a place on this team for Jamie McGinn, but his role will have to be on the bottom line.