Last season, Jason Zucker was one of the Wild’s best finishers. Playing the majority of the season on a line with Mikko Koivu and Mikael Granlund, Zucker scored a team-leading 19 goals on 5-on-5.



Zucker was on the ice last season for 66 goals, which ranked third in the NHL. He ranked first on the Wild with 1.03 goals per 60 minutes last season.



His line was outstanding, but many wondered what would happen if these players were forced to play apart from one another? Would Zucker still be the same player? Does he have the ability to create offense for his teammates?



The Zucker-Koivu-Granlund trio was so successful last year because of how each player on that line fit together.



Granlund was the playmaker, creating scoring chances for his teammates and completing high difficulty passes to find players in open ice. Zucker was the shooter. He was always prepared for passes from Granlund and converted those chances into goals. Koivu was the rock...