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Originally Posted by robertsfanatic
our captain's best offensive seasons were after age 24  |
The stat is that only 2 defensemen in the league who were first round picks had their first 40 point seasons after the age of 24 (Trouba and McDonaugh, both only put up good numbers for two years or so before regressing again).
For non-first round picks, it happens relatively regularly (Chara, Giordano, Spurgeon, Gustafsson).
But Hanafin isn't that far off. He has hit the 30-point plateau twice without ever having that much powerplay time.
He's good enough offensively. I just doubt he'll ever be a juggernaut of any sort.