The potential has always been obvious with Kase – he has recorded 97 points in 207 career games, including a 20-goal season and another season right after where he was on pace for 20+ goals again. The 25-year-old Czech is fast and capable of beating goalies cleanly from distance with his shot, not to mention he’ll actually go to the net and cash-in from there as well. Kase is a high-volume shooter who has averaged 2.25 shots per game in his career and saw extended time alongside Ryan Getzlaf (because he is good).
In fact, he was good enough that the Bruins, in part, traded a first-round pick to acquire him (though, in fairness, some of that was due to taking on David Backes’ deal).