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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
How do you know those are ridiculous things? Those could be the norm for these players. I certainly haven't seen anything to suggest that either of them are flukes.
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Bouma scored 14 as an overager in Vancouver, and he pulled off 12 in his first pro season in Abbotsford. Then he scored 10 total in his next 165 games between Abby and Calgary.
16 goals clearly is not the norm for Bouma. At least not yet. And while it is possible that he has taken a quantum leap this year - and we all hope that is the case - you can't tell me you expected him to do that this year. Nor can you tell me you expected a guy signed to fill a role in the AHL would come up and notch a dozen goals.
We have the shooting percentage we do because we hit on one of those rare freak occurrances where everyone hits a career season at the same time. Some of that is due to strategy and system, but a lot of it is a freak of nature. And inevitably, some of these guys will regress next year, even as others continue to take steps forward.