Goals per game in 17-18 to date: ~6.05
Goals per game in the last five full seasons (12-13 to 16-17 inclusive): ~5.37
Goal scoring seems to be up about 13% so far. Hard to say if it's due to the rules crackdown, expansion diluting teams talent levels, goaltending equipment, or other factors.
All things remaining equal, a 60 point player might be more likely to be a 68 point player if this trend continues. I think players exceeding that are exceptional players that would have exceeded scoring levels in the past as well, and will get paid accordingly. Just as in the past. Just throwing some numbers into the conversation.
Last edited by Finger Cookin; 10-30-2017 at 02:36 PM.
Reason: Fixed some calculations
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