When Lukas Radil is at his most effective, he’s using his length.
However, we haven’t seen the 6-foot-4 forward in an NHL game for almost a month.
Indeed, it’s almost unfair to spotlight his return performance during the San Jose Sharks’ 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, pressed into last-minute action as he was because of Logan Couture’s flu-like symptoms.
But since the controversial acquisition of Micheal Haley, Radil has been seen as the regular scratch most deserving of Haley’s line-up spot. So with an eye toward the positive — again, it was his first appearance since Feb.