Player Discussion Cole Caufield: The little man with the big future.

[David Suzuki]

Calm down with the « easily » bud! I can pretty well see him hit 40 this year but slumps (for him and the team) will happen. Wouldn't be the first player in history to have an impressing firt 10 games to the season.

Everything has to be aligned to put up 50 goals in a season. Last year was somewhat of an exception, usually if you get two 50 goals scorer, you're lucky.

if you’d think this is just a player having a good 10 games you may want to drop the condescending tone haha

 

[Paddy17]

Calm down with the « easily » bud! I can pretty well see him hit 40 this year but slumps (for him and the team) will happen. Wouldn't be the first player in history to have an impressing firt 10 games to the season.

Everything has to be aligned to put up 50 goals in a season. Last year was somewhat of an exception, usually if you get two 50 goals scorer, you're lucky.

Yeah, scoring 50 is NOT easy for ANYONE in this league. Not for the last 20 years.

 

[tooji]

He could easily hit over 50 and win the Rocket Richard trophy this year.

If we had a decent PP, I would agree that he would be in rocket contention. It will be difficult without that.

 

[Saundies]

I love guys that can score goals and this kid can score goals with the best. I'm not making 40! 50! predictions because slumps definitely do happen but this kid finds open space, both on the ice and in the net, like no player we've had probably since Cammy.

Not saying Cammy's his ceiling or anything just find them similar offensively. I find Caufield better without the puck.

 

[goforit]

if you’d think this is just a player having a good 10 games you may want to drop the condescending tone haha

Condescending tone? Maybe a little sensitive here?

If you read my post carefully, you'll notice that I wrote that I can see him score 40 goals. Do you think he can sustain the 64 goals/season he's showing at the moment? That's what I'm referring to, along with the « easily 50 goals ».

I'll throw it back at you. If you can't read a post properly, stop with the condescending tone.

 

[JoelWarlord]

To the people still trying to be "cautious" in this thread and tentatively wondering if he'll score 30 which means 23 goals in his next 70 games - let go of the instinct that says we will never have good players. Let go of the defence mechanism of lowering your expectations so you won't be disappointed. He has 30 goals in his last 76 NHL games which INCLUDES the entire Ducharme era.

He is not Mike Cammalleri. He is not Michael Ryder. I do not say that to disrespect either of those players who both had excellent careers, but Cole Caufield is a special talent who has done special things at every level of his career for his entire life. Now he is doing special things in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens. He will score a lot more than 23 goals over the remaining 70 games of the season.

 

[Sorinth]

Calm down with the « easily » bud! I can pretty well see him hit 40 this year but slumps (for him and the team) will happen. Wouldn't be the first player in history to have an impressing firt 10 games to the season.

Everything has to be aligned to put up 50 goals in a season. Last year was somewhat of an exception, usually if you get two 50 goals scorer, you're lucky.

Well it's more then 10 games, he's held that 50 goal pace for the past 46 games. Yeah scoring 50 is hard and Caufield might not do it. But this is far from just a hot start to a season.

 

[goforit]

Well it's more then 10 games, he's held that 50 goal pace for the past 46 games. Yeah scoring 50 is hard and Caufield might not do it. But this is far from just a hot start to a season.

And again I totally agree, but the end of a more than lost season an the first 10 games of another (where every teams are still figuring out new systems, new players, etc) are moments where some players will put up phenomal (and not sustainable) stats.

I do LOVE Caufield, I wrote that 40 goals this year isn't unreachable for him. That's quite the accomplishment for a 5f7, 21 y.o. player.

I was commenting the « easily 50 goals ». Nothing else.

 

[Tetragrammaton]

If we had a decent PP, I would agree that he would be in rocket contention. It will be difficult without that.

The PP will improve, I can’t get any worse

 

[BehindTheTimes]

And again I totally agree, but the end of a more than lost season an the first 10 games of another (where every teams are still figuring out new systems, new players, etc) are moments where some players will put up phenomal (and not sustainable) stats.

I do LOVE Caufield, I wrote that 40 goals this year isn't unreachable for him. That's quite the accomplishment for a 5f7, 21 y.o. player.

I was commenting the « easily 50 goals ». Nothing else.

He’s done this everywhere his entire life. The kid scores goals, that’s what he does, I voted 50 before the season started and I see no reason to back track. No one said scoring 50 goals was easy, but Caufield isn’t just anyone. He’s an elite scorer, I have no problem saying that.

 

[Garbageyuk]

I love guys that can score goals and this kid can score goals with the best. I'm not making 40! 50! predictions because slumps definitely do happen but this kid finds open space, both on the ice and in the net, like no player we've had probably since Cammy.

Not saying Cammy's his ceiling or anything just find them similar offensively. I find Caufield better without the puck.

Well that’s good because that’s a little unrealistic.

 

[David Suzuki]

Condescending tone? Maybe a little sensitive here?

If you read my post carefully, you'll notice that I wrote that I can see him score 40 goals. Do you think he can sustain the 64 goals/season he's showing at the moment? That's what I'm referring to, along with the « easily 50 goals ».

I'll throw it back at you. If you can't read a post properly, stop with the condescending tone.

Telling people to calm down about a player because you have different evaluations is pretty lame. The only purpose it serves is to try and make yourself look smarter than others. Caufield will be a consistent threat to score 50 goals every season he is healthy. If you think this scoring pace is "just a good 10 games" and not who he is idk what tell you.

 

[goforit]

Telling people to calm down about a player because you have different evaluations is pretty lame. The only purpose it serves is to try and make yourself look smarter than others. Caufield will be a consistent threat to score 50 goals every season he is healthy. If you think this scoring pace is "just a good 10 games" and not who he is idk what tell you.

Woah man, ok, we're going nowhere here.

 

[goforit]

He’s done this everywhere his entire life. The kid scores goals, that’s what he does, I voted 50 before the season started and I see no reason to back track. No one said scoring 50 goals was easy, but Caufield isn’t just anyone. He’s an elite scorer, I have no problem saying that.

The poster I originally replied to said :

He could easily hit over 50 and win the Rocket Richard trophy this year.

I was replying to this exact word: easily.

He could put up 50 goals this year but to say easily, in his 2nd season, with that team... To me it's a reach.

 

[Vachon23]

The only players I would call a 50 G scorer is Matthews and Ovie by respect. Even players like Pasternak (probably would have done it with a full 82 games schedule)/ Connor / Debrincat never hit the 50 goals.

Caufield is really good but calling him a 50 G is premature and a reach. If he can hit the 40 G, it would be a really successful season for him and him being regular 40 G scorer would be awesome for us

 

[BehindTheTimes]

The only players I would call a 50 G scorer is Matthews and Ovie by respect. Even players like Pasternak (probably would have done it with a full 82 games schedule)/ Connor / Debrincat never hit the 50 goals.

Caufield is really good but calling him a 50 G is premature and a reach. If he can hit the 40 G, it would be a really successful season for him and him being regular 40 G scorer would be awesome for us

The poster I originally replied to said :

I was replying to this exact word: easily.

He could put up 50 goals this year but to say easily, in his 2nd season, with that team... To me it's a reach.

I don’t think it’s a reach. It’s expected. He’s going to be a star, there is very little doubt about it.

 

[Tetragrammaton]

The poster I originally replied to said :

I was replying to this exact word: easily.

He could put up 50 goals this year but to say easily, in his 2nd season, with that team... To me it's a reach.

Easily as in “it could happen”. I don’t see a reach at all I see a player who is already a top goal scorer in this league, his capacity for shooting is unmatched, nobody can shoot from anywhere like he does, not even Matthews. We’re witnessing the birth of greatness, an elite goal scoring machine.

 

[goforit]

Easily as in “it could happen”. I don’t see a reach at all I see a player who is already a top goal scorer in this league, his capacity for shooting is unmatched, nobody can shoot from anywhere like he does, not even Matthews. We’re witnessing the birth of greatness, an elite goal scoring machine.

I agree that it could happen though.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Easily as in “it could happen”. I don’t see a reach at all I see a player who is already a top goal scorer in this league, his capacity for shooting is unmatched, nobody can shoot from anywhere like he does, not even Matthews. We’re witnessing the birth of greatness, an elite goal scoring machine.

He's a much more spectacular goal scorer than Matthews. The only aspect of goal scoring id give to Matthews right now is his shot deception

 

[Tetragrammaton]

The only players I would call a 50 G scorer is Matthews and Ovie by respect. Even players like Pasternak (probably would have done it with a full 82 games schedule)/ Connor / Debrincat never hit the 50 goals.

Caufield is really good but calling him a 50 G is premature and a reach. If he can hit the 40 G, it would be a really successful season for him and him being regular 40 G scorer would be awesome for us

Matthews has 2 goals right now Caufield has 7. Debrincat is good but isn’t Caufield. we are literally witnessing the birth of a generational goal scorer in Caufield.

 

[Vachon23]

Matthews has 2 goals right now Caufield has 7. Debrincat is good but isn’t Caufield. we are literally witnessing the birth of a generational goal scorer in Caufield.

Where 10 games up ...

Matthews scored 262 goals in 417 games and:
- Scored 40 in his rookie year
- 2x Rocket Richard + 1x Hart
- Scored 60 G last year

I love Caufeild but he's not a Matthews level (and it's fine). I do agree though he will probably become better then Debrincat. He can probably bring what Kyle Connor brings who I like to compare him with.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Where 10 games up ...

Matthews scored 262 goals in 417 games and:
- Scored 40 in his rookie year
- 2x Rocket Richard + 1x Hart
- Scored 60 G last year

I love Caufeild but he's not a Matthews level (and it's fine). I do agree though he will probably become better then Debrincat. He can probably bring what Kyle Connor brings who I like to compare him with.

Thanks for bringing some of these people back off their clouds. Jesus.

 

[Tetragrammaton]

Where 10 games up ...

Matthews scored 262 goals in 417 games and:
- Scored 40 in his rookie year
- 2x Rocket Richard + 1x Hart
- Scored 60 G last year

I love Caufeild but he's not a Matthews level (and it's fine). I do agree though he will probably become better then Debrincat. He can probably bring what Kyle Connor brings who I like to compare him with.

None of this matters, what matters it’s what’s happening right now with Caufield and he’s been on a 50+ goal per 82 game pace since St-Louis came in. Caufield isn’t competing against anyone, if you just look at the way he scores his goals, he’s the most exciting goal scorer since Ovechkin imo.

Thanks for bringing some of these people back off their clouds. Jesus.

Why would we have to get down from our cloud? Misery loves company? I’m staying very high up in my Caufield cloud enjoying every goal.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Where 10 games up ...

Matthews scored 262 goals in 417 games and:
- Scored 40 in his rookie year
- 2x Rocket Richard + 1x Hart
- Scored 60 G last year

I love Caufeild but he's not a Matthews level (and it's fine). I do agree though he will probably become better then Debrincat. He can probably bring what Kyle Connor brings who I like to compare him with.

40 goals in his rookie season?
What if Caufield scores 50 in his sophomore season?

Anyway, as far as I'm concerned, despite never reaching 50, McDavid is the best goal scorer in the league bar none, he's just too busy attracting and fending off 2-3 guys and feeding his teamates in the process.

 

[Andrei79]

40 goals in his rookie season?
What if Caufield scores 50 in his sophomore season?

Anyway, as far as I'm concerned, despite never reaching 50, McDavid is the best goal scorer in the league bar none, he's just too busy attracting and fending off 2-3 guys and feeding his teamates in the process.

I've refused to vote on the poll because I honestly can't pin down where he's going to end up. He makes scoring goals look easy, which is pretty incredible in itself. He's one of those players where I understand why people think he could score 50 goals, in the same way TB fans knew pretty early Kucherov could score 100points+. Also, agree about McDavid.