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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
His points per 60 minutes played is almost surely lower than it was last year. This is despite the much better quality linemates.
He has improved, and he had a good year, but the offensive progression from last year is underwhelming.
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Hardly any difference in the quality of his linemates. If anything he played with better players in year 1 when he was with Farrell and Abruzzese (two college players who were good enough to make it as US Olympians). This year he's played with Farrell and a mix of Miller, Karpa and Tresca
The biggest difference between year 1 and 2 has been his own position, playing mostly RW last year, and mostly center this year. Playing center gave him more defensive responsibilities and likely took away offensive opportunities.