There is only One Puck
Tampa Bay does not need to bring in another highly skilled player. They probably have enough of those. Tampa Bay has shown in year’s past that they like bringing in players who bring a different look like Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow. Bringing in a bottom six forward or a depth defenseman is something that is much more up the alley of what this team is looking for.
Another thing is that Patrick Kane and Nikita Kucherov are just about the same player. It would really be hard to imagine either one of them surrendering their roles as being the main man on a team.
Additionally, if you are bringing in Patrick Kane, you are going to want him on your power play. Kane has made a Hall of Fame career in the same spot as Kucherov on the power play and it just does not seem feasible for either one to take a step down from the role they are accustomed to.