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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Fair I have thought about that topic a lot but haven’t hear too many other people’s takes on it but it does correlate with this thread in the sense that players not being consistent year over year are driving this.
Huberdeau looks a lot worse offensively this year vs last when he scored 30. Wolf not being as good as last year is a factor. His goals saved above expected were credited to X number of extra wins last year (Steinberg has talked about this) and he is not doing that this year.
This has been something that has plagued the Org for a long time not just this year.
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I don’t think it’s org specific. I would say consistency is one of the toughest things for any player in the NHL, and it’s also what separates certain players from others. Crosby and Ovechkin aren’t two of the best players in history just because they’re great, it’s because they are great with a rare consistently.
You’ve got players like that littered throughout lineups, it’s not always the best of the best. Some guys will get you 40-50 points year in year out for a decade. Some guys will be stellar defensively for the same.
But I think a lot of players across the league struggle with good years and bad years in close proximity to each other.