From the very beginning I was never particularly high on the Alex Galchenyuk portion of the Phil Kessel trade. I thought the idea of him showing up in Pittsburgh, skating next to one of the top centers, and then automatically putting up big numbers was nothing more than wishful thinking.
Other than James Neal there really has not been a winger that has been traded to the Penguins and seen a drastic upward shift in their production. Even Chris Kunitz (a former 60-point scorer in Anaheim), Patric Hornqvist (a 30-goal scorer in Nashville), Pascal Dupuis (who once finished second in scoring on a trapping Wild team) and Kessel himself performed at a level that was at least reasonably close to what they did outside of Pittsburgh.