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Originally Posted by Goriders
I always find it interesting that different players can perform so inconsistently from year to year. Was wondering what everyones thoughts were on players that have stood out one way or another this season. Taking into account that it’s still early in the year.
My thoughts on the best/worst offenders:
Up Years
Farabee has really started coming into his own. Wasn’t getting on the score sheet until lately. But that has started to come now.
Cooley. Amazing what he has been doing. Especially after the preseason he had.
Coleman. Has slowly been having a good year. Very consistent performances.
Kuznetsov. Has stepped into the lineup and looked like a vet. Tough to do as a young defender.
Andersson. Quite an improvement over last season. At times I thought he was our worst defender last year. Especially the second half of the season. He has rounded back into form this year.
Down Years
Weegar. Has struggled at times both defensively and offensively.
Wolf. Has not looked like the superstar he looked like last year. Maybe teams have more film on him now.
Huberdeau. Still an effective player. But he has disappeared off of the scoresheet.
Zary. Has been invisible at times. Not sure what he really is anymore. Don’t think the coaches know either.
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I think hockey above most sports has so many variables when it comes to production.
I look more to generation from year to year and see who's changed how they play, as they can't control bounces and hot goaltending.
Farabee ... predicted bounce back. His numbers were great last year. They're great this year as well. His points/60 looks more like his career and less like the unlucky run in Calgary last year.
Weegar ... almost all metrics suggest he's doing more offensively this season than last year, and flat to the year before ... zero second assists this year (odd) ... points/60 way down even though he's generating more. ... he'll pop
Andersson ... all metrics suggest a better year compared to last year (individual and on ice) ... but certainly on a heater ... good timing!
Sharangovich ... playing similar to last season ... not getting a lot of puck luck ... seems to be bouncing back. ... Goal scoring way off from two years ago but a lot of his individual metrics are similar. ... Still think he gets to 20 by the end of the year.