09-12-2019, 06:14 PM
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Franchise Player
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Matt Duchene
Tyler Myers
Kevin Hayes
Jordan Binnington
Erik Karlsson
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09-12-2019, 06:35 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Yeah anyone who holds out is going to have a subpar season. I can't remember the last guy who was a notable hold out going on to have a good year. They almost always start slow, or never find their A game at all.
I'm going to say Jacob Trouba is going to be a flop in NYC. He doesn't have near the same team support to make him look good as he did in Winnipeg, and while he's a good player, he's not an amazing player. I get the sense he will be exposed a little on a bad team.
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Iginla missed the first 3 games of the season in 1999 and went on to set new career highs in goals and points.
So it's only been 20 years since an example I can think of off my head.
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09-12-2019, 06:40 PM
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#23
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Iginla missed the first 3 games of the season in 1999 and went on to set new career highs in goals and points.
So it's only been 20 years since an example I can think of off my head.
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Interesting note that Iginla attended training camp that year regardless, so you'd have to go back further.
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09-12-2019, 06:48 PM
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#24
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by Rando
Interesting note that Iginla attended training camp that year regardless, so you'd have to go back further.
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Iginla paid his own insurance that year, right?
What a different time that was. I cannot even imagine an unsigned player attending Training Camp in today’s NHL.
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09-12-2019, 06:50 PM
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#25
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Bob in Florida. He’s mailing it in now that he’s won the lottery.
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Doubtful. He signed a pretty sweet contract in Columbus and didn't mail it in.
Floridian rivalry games are going to be must see TV this year.
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09-12-2019, 07:03 PM
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#26
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Franchise Player
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I think Gary Leeman is going to have a hard time replicating that 50 goal season.
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09-12-2019, 07:16 PM
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#27
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UnModerator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Originally Posted by FlamingHomer
Pettersson in Van. Sophmore jinx plus his shooting percentage was starting to become normal by the end of the season.
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Is that an actual expectation or a prayer?
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09-12-2019, 07:23 PM
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#28
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blaster86
Is that an actual expectation or a prayer?
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Definitely a prayer.
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09-12-2019, 07:47 PM
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#29
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First Line Centre
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Penguins will miss the playoffs
Drasaitl will play more minutes than ever away from McDavid won't get 70 points
Rangers will be bottom 5 in league despite additions
Binnington will have bad year blues miss playoffs
Duchene will struggle in Nashville. 50 points or less
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09-12-2019, 07:50 PM
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#30
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Franchise Player
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Erik Karlsson
James Neal
Matt Duchene
Tyson barrie
Milan lucic
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09-12-2019, 07:52 PM
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#31
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Scoring Winger
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Nylander will be interesting to watch in this capacity.
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09-12-2019, 08:20 PM
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#32
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blaster86
Is that an actual expectation or a prayer?
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Pretty common for a guy in his 2nd year to have a tougher go. Teams now know you are the go to guy and have learned tendencies ect.
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09-12-2019, 08:33 PM
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#33
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Franchise Player
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He'll get checked tighter this year, and garner a lot more attention. And he won't surprise anyone.
Also, if Boeser misses part or all of camp and gets off to a slow start, that could hurt Pettersson as well.
I think it's a reasonable bet that he has a bit of a tougher sophomore season.
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09-12-2019, 09:14 PM
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#34
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blaster86
Is that an actual expectation or a prayer?
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It's definitely an expectation.
Elias Pettersson's production declined slightly in each of the first three successive quarters of the NHL season last year, and then plummeted in the last one:
5 Oct–15 Nov: 5G 17 Pts in 15 GP
16 Nov–31 Dec: 9G 22 Pts in 21 GP
1 Jan–25 Feb: 7G 17Pts in 16 GP
26 Feb–6 Apr: 2G 10 Pts in 19 GP
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09-12-2019, 09:21 PM
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#35
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Franchise Player
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Pettersson is a pretty good candidate for a sophomore slump, because of how hot he started last year and the potential that Boeser won't be there. But I don't think I'd bet on it, certainly not ahead of a lot of other players.
Hayes is obviously a good contender not to live up to his deal, but if he just does what he's always done can you really call that "flopping"? They just overpaid. Same for Myers.
The best candidates for flops are generally the guys who have been recovering from injury over the summer, the people who hold out until the season starts, and the people who change teams (that can go either way). A bunch of those have been mentioned. Duchene is a decent bet, given Nashville's history with skill players.
I'll go the other way - the best candidate for a breakout season, for me, is Timo Meier.
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09-12-2019, 09:22 PM
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#36
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hyperbole Chamber
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McDavid. He won’t break 70 points in a Tippett system.
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09-12-2019, 09:43 PM
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#37
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Norm!
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Draisaitl, his shooting percentage will drop through the floor and he'll be choked out under Tippet who the Oilers will turn on by game 50
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09-12-2019, 09:55 PM
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#38
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Granlund.
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09-12-2019, 10:05 PM
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#39
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Mitch Marner will have a Nylander-esque season after holding out until November.
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09-12-2019, 10:13 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: May 2011
Location: in the belly of the beast.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topfiverecords
McDavid. He won’t break 70 points in a Tippett system.
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I don't know , has any coach ever gotten the pretty boys of the team to work on their defensive game and not just go for points and stats ? wasn't that one of Todd M's public complaint?
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