Quote:
Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Turris' numbers didn't look very different since he played 49 and 48 games his first two years in OTT, but you're right; turns out he jumped from 30ish pt pace to 50pt pace immediately.
Of course, Dylan Strome, too.
All 4 of those guys (with Wheeler, Ladd) were traded at age 22 and with a lot fewer NHL gp than Sam, which is a pretty meaningful difference.
I wonder if there is a 24 yo and/or 400gp player who has changed so dramatically?
|
In terms of age, St. Louis was 25.
Ray Whitney was 25 with over 200 games when the Oilers put him on waivers. He instantly became a 30+ goal scorer for the Panthers after never having gotten even 20.
Steve Sullivan was put on waivers by Toronto at age 25 and was mostly a 25 point a season forward with one outlier of 40 points with 200+ career games. He instantly became a 60-70 point forward in Chicago for years and years.
Also, they didn't change teams but the Sedins were at 300+ games and age 25 when after the 05-06 lockout they came back as 70, 80, 90, 100+ point players while before they were 30-40 point players.