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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
At worst he's probably having a nagging minor issue like 80% of guys in playoffs are nursing.
I think he's outright just having a subpar season and reverting to his early career cherry picking ways but the intensity of playoffs isn't lending itself to as much success for him since he a lost dog in the d-zone so he has to wait for PPs to rack up points.
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It’s been suspected since early in the season he’s had some sort of arm, wrist or shoulder issue. He has passed off so many shots this year it’s been quite noticeable. The stats back that up too.
In 21/22 he had 314 sog, 5th in the league. 46 goals and a 14% shooting %.
In 22/23 he had 352 sog, 3rd in the league. 64 goals and a 18% shooting %.
In 23/24 he had 263 sog, 25th in the league. 32 goals and a 12% shooting %.
It’s a pretty substantial drop the entire season and certainly not reflective of him cherry picking(this year was his best plus/minus too). He has just continually passed away the puck at weird times.