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Originally Posted by Kasi
Lots of points from the D last year were because of secondary assists on the top line goals. See Hanafin’s assists for one. Kylington benefited too from this. Since our forward scoring is down so is our D which explains why Weegars scoring is down. He did get 3 points in the first 3 games but then his scoring died down like everyone else.
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Last season P/G (minimum 20GP)
Andersson .61
Hanifin .59
Kylington .42
Tanev .34
Zadorov .30
Gudbranson .22
This season P/G (minimum 20GP)
Andersson .67
Hanifin .45
Stone .35
Weegar .24
Tanev .21
Zadorov .20
So yes there is a noticable team drop off, not just any one player. However, Andersson has actually managed to increase his production.
I'd argue Kylington's absence, compounded with injuries to Tanev and Stone, have put increased pressure on everyone else to perform and made things harder overall. Kylly was a fast skater and could really move the puck. The team misses that.