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FlamesAddiction · 11-04-2018, 08:52 PM

It's still early in the season, but there are like 70 players right now on pace to be PPG players (or within spitting distance). Last year there were 30 that finished close to a PPG, or better. The two years before there were 10. And the year before that (2014-2015), there were less than 10.

I expect things to normalize a little this season (70 players being at around a PPG seems unsustainable), but the general trend the past few seasons has been that more players are reaching what used to be the primary benchmark for what defines an elite offensive player.

I think this is going to make for some really difficult contract negotiations in the future as players will want to use that stat and comparison to players who achieved that benchmark back when it was more rare.

Are players that much more skilled now? Are the rules and how they are enforced leading to these numbers? Or maybe a combination of both?

11-04-2018, 08:52 PM	#1
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	The Points Per Game Standard It's still early in the season, but there are like 70 players right now on pace to be PPG players (or within spitting distance). Last year there were 30 that finished close to a PPG, or better. The two years before there were 10. And the year before that (2014-2015), there were less than 10. I expect things to normalize a little this season (70 players being at around a PPG seems unsustainable), but the general trend the past few seasons has been that more players are reaching what used to be the primary benchmark for what defines an elite offensive player. I think this is going to make for some really difficult contract negotiations in the future as players will want to use that stat and comparison to players who achieved that benchmark back when it was more rare. Are players that much more skilled now? Are the rules and how they are enforced leading to these numbers? Or maybe a combination of both? __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can." Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 11-04-2018 at 11:00 PM.