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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
True, but since we're talking about counting stats, the absolute totals are more relevant. Now, 17-18 Lucic did have much better ppg and pp60 totals than Neal in 18-19, but the fact remains that Lucic is trending down while Neal hasn't yet proven whether this is a trend or a blip.
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One could argue you are creating a 3 year trend based on two 1.5 season data points.
Lucic took a step down mid season 2 years ago. 27 points in the first half, and top 6 linemates. Then, in the bottom 6, production dropped.
So the result from 2 years ago was in between 1 and 3 years ago, but it’s not a steady trend. It was a step down mid year, if you look at season broken in to halves or quarters.
Now there is the chicken and egg argument
- was he demoted to the bottom six because he was not good enough ? 54 point pace, pretty normal for him career wise, I don’t know
Or
- is Edmonton no good?