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Originally Posted by MisterJoji
I think the expectation of him becoming an elite center are all but gone, however even with tempered expectations, something like a 20/20 winger, he’s still underperforming. Some of his lack of production can be attributed to poor linemates (Brouwer, Stajan) but he’s still wildly inconsistent.
0 points in the final 13 games.
0 points for the first month of the season.
0 points in 11/15 games in February.
0 points 10/12 games in January.
Only 4 multipoint games all season.
If he has a healthy Frolik and Ryan as linemates, along with PP time and isn’t approaching 20/20 in his 5th NHL season, then yeah, I’d say he failed to put up.
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Sam hardly played with Brouwer at all last year - he played more with Gaudreau and Monahan than Brouwer. He didn't play with Stajan at all. He also got pretty consistent second unit pp time. I agree that maybe he needs a different centre (or should play centre with a different set of wingers).