Even though Ferland more or less disappeared down the stretch, he still put up very respectable numbers and proved he could keep up on that 1st line. I don't really care that he is being carried by Johnny and Monahan, that line was absolutely rolling the first half of the year. Even if we got another top6 RWer, i'd still leave Ferland in that spot.
Next year, lets just hope he improves his consistency over a full year. Based on his progression the past 3 seasons, there is no reason to believe he can't do this. I'm fully expecting Ferland to put his stamp on that 1st line next year while putting up career numbers again.
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