DALLAS, Texas — For Bryan Little, the struggle is real.
Despite centring a line with two of the team's brightest young stars in Patrik Laine and Nikolaj Ehlers, the veteran has been unable to produce much in the way of offence as the season rolls into its second month.
Heading into Monday night's game against the Stars in Dallas, Little had scored just once in his first 13 games, the opening tally in a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Oct. 14. And he'd recorded only five assists, putting him on pace for career-low numbers in many statistical categories.