NHL.com top 40 breakout players 2015-16 - Backlund #39
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Gaudreau already had his breakout season in 2013-14 where he was 3rd in Calder voting.... However Klingberg who was 4th behind Gaudreau in 2014-15 showed enough improvement in 2015-16 to make #26 on this list... Only rationale I can imagine would be with Dallas being a winning team
Bennett is widely expected to be a top player. There are no fans on CP that were disappointed with his 19 goal 38 pt rookie season....
Somehow whoever was putting together this list has from the 2014 draft Draisaitl, and Sam Rienhart ahead of him as well as Larkin and Fabbri... Ekblad won the Calder the year before so he was not a breakout player in 2015-16. No respect at all for Bennett!
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1. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, Washington Capitals
2. Artemi Panarin, F, Chicago Blackhawks
3. Martin Jones, G, San Jose Sharks
4. Mark Scheifele, C, Winnipeg Jets
5. Matt Murray, G, Pittsburgh Penguins
6. Aleksander Barkov, C, Florida Panthers
7. John Gibson, G, Anaheim Ducks
8. Kyle Palmieri, RW, New Jersey Devils
9. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, Philadelphia Flyers
10. Connor McDavid, C, Edmonton Oilers
11. Vincent Trocheck, C, Florida Panthers
12. Thomas Greiss, G, New York Islanders
13. Boone Jenner, C, Columbus Blue Jackets
14. Petr Mrazek, G, Detroit Red Wings
15. Jack Eichel, C, Buffalo Sabres
16. Brayden Schenn, C, Philadelphia Flyers
17. Colton Parayko, D, St. Louis Blues
18. Alex Galchenyuk, C, Montreal Canadiens
19. Dylan Larkin, C, Detroit Red Wings
20. Tomas Hertl, C, San Jose Sharks
21. Robby Fabbri, C, St. Louis Blues
22. Max Domi, LW, Arizona Coyotes
23. Zack Smith, C, Ottawa Senators
24. Leon Draisaitl, C, Edmonton Oilers
25. Leo Komarov, C, Toronto Maple Leafs
26. John Klingberg, D, Dallas Stars
27. J.T. Miller, C, New York Rangers
28. Jean-Gabriel Pageau, C, Ottawa Senators
29. Rickard Rakell, C, Anaheim Ducks
30. Rasmus Ristolainen, D, Buffalo Sabres
31. Ryan Spooner, C, Boston Bruins
32. Victor Rask, C, Carolina Hurricanes
33. Michael Stone, D, Arizona Coyotes
34. Sam Reinhart, C, Buffalo Sabres
35. Erik Haula, C, Minnesota Wild
36. Joonas Donskoi, F, San Jose Sharks
37. Anthony Duclair, F, Arizona Coyotes
38. Brad Marchand, F, Boston Bruins
39. Mikael Backlund, C, Calgary Flames
40. Tyler Toffoli, C, Los Angeles Kings
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Sorry, but looking over that list, Bennett does not make the top 40. He was good, but 38 points doesn't displace anyone on there. Next year maybe.
The whole point of picking "break out players" would be to pick candidates that are likely to break out. Most of this list has already done that to an extent. Kind of a weird list IMO. Bennett is a prime breakout candidate, he could easily increase his production by 50% next year, that's not something that is true for most of the those players.
The whole point of picking "break out players" would be to pick candidates that are likely to break out. Most of this list has already done that to an extent. Kind of a weird list IMO. Bennett is a prime breakout candidate, he could easily increase his production by 50% next year, that's not something that is true for most of the those players.
Probably why this list was for break out players last year?
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Zuccarello had a 59 pt season in 2013-14.... that would have been his break out season... That would be the same with monahan who broke out in 2014-15 and simply matched it last season.
One could argue TJ Brodie should be on that list. He had a decent year in 2014-2015 but was still not on a lot of peoples radar. 2015-2016 from other telecasts I watched other than Sportsnet, he was talked about a lot by other analysts and also had a career year even with an injury to start.
Just my opinion though.
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Are Kuznetsov, Panarin, Jones, Gostisbehere, Klingberg (to name but a few) really poised to improve that much upon last season to be called a breakout season in comparison?
Are Kuznetsov, Panarin, Jones, Gostisbehere, Klingberg (to name but a few) really poised to improve that much upon last season to be called a breakout season in comparison?
I think you're interpreting the list wrong. This is a list of players that broke out last year. Not who they think will be breaking out this up coming season.
What a dumb concept. Listing last years breakout players? We can't figure that out on our own? Next year is what would be interesting.
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NHL.com top 40 breakout players 2015-16 - Backlund #39
