"Kampf was a serviceable piece for Toronto during the height of the Core Four era. Kampf was part of the replaceable depth pieces that supported the big guns. However, Kampf's role on the team gradually diminished as his limited scoring vaporized, and his defensive play didn't warrant a lineup spot. The situation came to a head this season when Kampf didn't even make it out of training camp."
"Well, the Vancouver Canucks, amid their unfathomable injury woes, gave the Toronto Maple Leafs forward that opportunity. The result, however, has been perfectly predictable. Kampf has played three games since signing with Vancouver. The result? Three games in which he has yet to score a point, while playing 14 minutes a night. Kampf is officially holding down the second-line spot for the Canucks, but has hardly looked the part."
"Kampf had always been viewed as a high-end defensive forward. His penalty kill prowess and overall responsibility away from the puck made him a good fit. But that side of his game has seemed to fade as well. Kampf was a minus-3 in his Canucks' debut against the Florida Panthers. That game was an 8-4 nightmare that saw the Panthers score three times late in the third period as Vancouver came unraveled."
David Kampf served as a serviceable depth piece in Toronto during the Core Four era but saw his role diminish as scoring declined and defensive value eroded. He failed to make Toronto's roster out of training camp and later signed with the Vancouver Canucks amid their injury crisis. Kampf has played three games for Vancouver, averaging about 14 minutes per night, filling a second-line center role without recording a point. Defensive contributions have also slipped, including a minus-3 debut in an 8-4 loss to Florida. Vancouver's experience with Kampf is reinforcing assessments that his NHL impact has waned.
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