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Cole Caufield: Is this the year?

How Many Goals Will Caufield Score in 2023/24?

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Bouboumaster

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Whitesnake said:
Pros know best they say...episode 1 million...

For my english friends, Pascal Leclaire ex-goalie, October 26..that was yesterday....suggested to put Caufield on the stands 'cause we don't see him aside from all the goals he scored...BUT FROM THE SAME PLACE!!!!

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850251052085391704
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Oh wow

I don't know that Pascal Leclaire guy, but this is some of the supidest shit I've ever heard, related to hockey
 
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Shooting % varies but I dont see a compelling reason why Cole wouldn’t have 2-3 seasons with 18% or so a la Matthews.

On 300 shots it yields 55 goals and I think this is his ceiling right now.

To get even more he needs more 5v5 dominance to improve his shots total (Matthews was close to 400 last year…at 18% it’s just nasty)
 
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Paddyjack said:
That is exactly when I thought when I read the article especially since I saw someone post here a few days ago that he was playing the worst hockey of his carreer right now. smh
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Its probably fair to think he's got more to give (outside of his finishing right now). He's shooting at a lower rate than he has in his career, but I like his shot selection a lot more. And while Montreal improved this weekend, but they've been epically bad defensively. Cole plays a role in that, but assigning blame is complicated.

He's not going to remain this hot shooting, but he's also got more to give. But the idea of benching him is pure insanity.
 
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Captain Mountain said:
Its probably fair to think he's got more to give (outside of his finishing right now). He's shooting at a lower rate than he has in his career, but I like his shot selection a lot more. And while Montreal improved this weekend, but they've been epically bad defensively. Cole plays a role in that, but assigning blame is complicated.

He's not going to remain this hot shooting, but he's also got more to give. But the idea of benching him is pure insanity.
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The Caufield in his sophomore season who looked like he could qb a PP will rear its head at some point
 
Lafleurs Guy

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Needs to get his shots up. Last night was a step in the right direction (although he missed the net a few times) and we need to see more of that. He’s not finishing the season with a 30 percent shot number. It’s really nice that it’s flipped from last year but I expect that his shots will go up and the percentage will go down.

Great to see his shot seems to have more zip, that bodes well. Going into last season I thought he had a good chance at 50. That obviously didn’t work out… but he’s got a good chance at it this season. Hopefully he has a full healthy year. If he does, I think he’ll get 50.
 
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Whitesnake said:
Pros know best they say...episode 1 million...

For my english friends, Pascal Leclaire ex-goalie, October 26..that was yesterday....suggested to put Caufield on the stands 'cause we don't see him aside from all the goals he scored...BUT FROM THE SAME PLACE!!!!

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850251052085391704
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It's Buddy Ryan, former coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, on why they got rid of receiver Chris Carter. "All he does is catch touchdown passes". :laugh:
 
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Lafleurs Guy said:
Said it before and I'll say it again, Caufield has the highest ceiling. He has superstar potential. He'll never be the complete player that others are, but the guy piles up goals and has a great offensive sense. He's not perfect but when you score the way he does, you don't have to be.

Still needs to prove it. Even if he has a great season this year, still needs to do it consistently. But I think he has the capability to be among the absolute best scorers in the league.


Out of all those guys?

it's tough between Slaf and Caufield. I see Caufield as a guy who can consistently score close to 50 goals a year if healthy. Slaf will be a much more complete player and I think rack up some points. Those goals are so valuable though. I'd probably lean CC. If CC had been healthy, I think we'd have seen a couple of 45-50 goal years already.

Hutson is very interesting but his size and position knocks him down from the others. He could easily be the best of the group. A true unicorn in how he plays.

Suzuki is the most solid, reliable player on that list. Ultimately though, he doesn't have the upside that the others do. A complete, consistent player who is also extremely versatile but I don't see him being truly elite at anything. The others are somewhat unique in what they bring and Nick is probably the most easily replaced. That's not to say he isn't a great player or that he'd be easy to replace... but the others bring something that's really hard to find elsewhere. And while I find him consistently good, he's not consistently great. He's streaky and I'd like to see him level up more.

I'd probably draft it: Caufield, Slaf, Hutson and Suzuki.
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Sorry but you dont win cups with players like Caufield on your 1st line. He's going to end up as a 2nd line sniper that will score if he plays with 2 good linemates. Slaf and Demidov are the players that will bring you a cup
 
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