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Originally Posted by Sandman
Marner screwed the pooch last year in the playoffs, with only 3 points in 7 games, but was pretty good from a production standpoint the previous 2, with 22 points in 18 games total. He was well under a ppg in the three post-seasons before that.
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So, in his last 3 playoffs he is a PPG. Excellent, when you are playing against one of the top 16 teams in the league.
Playoff points historically decrease when the competition gets better.
Few players score more during the playoffs than the regular season.
Playoff beast Patrick Kane did not, although he was reasonably close.
Toews scored more in the playoffs, as did Bolland. But neither was a huge increase.
Sidney Crosby went from a 102 point average to a 92 point average. Malkin 91 to 83.