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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Staal is ONE player. Peters seems to have done just fine with others like Aho, Teravainen, Skinner, and Justin Williams had a great year playing for him. I think you are setting far too much importance into the improvement or decline of a single player under a coach.
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I did attempt to downplay it, say it was only one data point. It is simply something I would want to understand as well, in addition to collective performance
As for those guys you mention
Aho - there is no frame of reference outside of Peters (great draft pick, though)
Skinner - ok, he is ~flat. Hasn’t really improved on his rookie season over the years and is now in his prime
Teravainen - only one season as external reference, his rookie season in Chicago. Trending up, could be natural development
Williams - on par with his general performance
Thing is, being a 70+ point guy like Staal is different than a ~50 point guy like Williams. Seems those extra 20 points are something comparatively few NHLers can do. That’s why I picked him, and that 20 ish point swing, out.