Necas was held off the scoresheet in Saturday's 5-1 win over Columbus, giving him just a pair of assists in four games to start the season.

EDGE Analysis

Necas notched a career-high 41 points in 53 games last season, so this is likely just a case of getting off to a slow start. He is surrounded by some pretty elite talent in Raleigh, and Necas continues to play a top-six role on the second line alongside Andrei Svechnikov and Vincent Trocheck. The points will come.