How many goals will Cole Caufield score this season?

[bobholly39]

As of this post, he has 17 goals in 27 games (0 games missed). That's a pace of 52 goals over 82 games.

What's your best prediction, how high does he go?

Last 3 seasons:

23 goals (in 67 games)
26 goals (in 46 games)
28 goals (in 82 games)

In my opinion:

Anythig below 30 would be a disaster
Anything below 40 would be disappointing based on his very strong start
Anything above 40 would be great
Anything above 50 would be absolutely amazing

Make a prediction.

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[MolleSon]

Not sure what the Patrik Laine arrival in the PP will mean for Cole. He's not the only guy with the big shot anymore. But I answered 40-49 and certainly over 65 pts.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

As of this post, he has 17 goals in 27 games (0 games missed). That's a pace of 52 goals over 82 games.

What's your best prediction, how high does he go?

Last 3 seasons:

23 goals (in 67 games)
26 goals (in 46 games)
28 goals (in 82 games)

In my opinion:

Anythig below 30 would be a disaster
Anything below 40 would be disappointing based on his very strong start
Anything above 40 would be great
Anything above 50 would be absolutely amazing

Make a prediction.

I think he gets 50 or close to it. Last year should’ve been a career year. So many chances but the shot wouldn’t go in from anywhere further out. This year he’s gotten much better results.

Encouragingly, his shot numbers are going up as well. 29 in his last seven games and a 17.2 shot percentage. That’s much more sustainable than what he was doing early on. Small sample size but his play has gotten better since being put back with Suzuki. Both guys are now playing their best hockey of the year.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Went with 40-49.

 

[CAUFIELD]

40-45 goals it will be

No one scored more than 40 goals in 30+ years . 40-45 would be amazing

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Too funny... I had made a poll on this today as well and didn't realize this was here. I had thought this was the old thread...

Anyways, I have him at 50+. Not going to be easy but I think he can do it.

 

[PhysicX]

30-39 goals because Habs can't have good things.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

As of today, Caufield has 17 goals in 27 games. 76 shots on net with a shooting percentage of 22.4. That projects to 52 goals on 230 shots with a 22.4% shooting.

I don't think he finishes the season at 22.4% shooting. I think that goes down, however, I also think his shot numbers go up. It's already started happening and I'd guess he picks it up from here. I think he'll average around 3.5 shots per game going forward that would result in approx 195 shots the rest of the way. At 17 percent shooting, that would put him at 33 goals the rest of the way. End of season would be 50 goals on the nose. Is that doable? I think so but it won't be easy. I think he'll get to 50 or close to it.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I think he gets 50 or close to it. Last year should’ve been a career year. So many chances but the shot wouldn’t go in from anywhere further out. This year he’s gotten much better results.

Encouragingly, his shot numbers are going up as well. 29 in his last seven games and a 17.2 shot percentage. That’s much more sustainable than what he was doing early on. Small sample size but his play has gotten better since being put back with Suzuki. Both guys are now playing their best hockey of the year.

He has a better pace than two years ago when he had 26 in 46 before his surgery. Cole scored his 20th at the 37 game mark, than went on a heater where he scored 6 in 9. He needs 3 in the next 9 games to do better. If he keeps pace, he'll be among about a dozen players in habs history who've reached 20 goals in 33 games or less (counting from 1942 onwards, start of O6 era). Guys like Lafleur, the Rocket, Moore, Shutt, Lemaire, Cournoyer, Naslund, Larouche, Provost, Geoffrion, Richer, Beliveau, Blake, Heffernan and Tardif. He would become the 16th player to do so, if he can score 3 in his next 6, but the first player since Richer did it in 30 in 87-88.

I count at 33 because that's the mark you need to score your 20th to pace 50 goals over 82 games.

The last time a Habs came close to doing it in 33 games or less, was Gilbert Dionne in 91-92 when he did it in 34 games.

Here's a list of all 340 times a Habs player scored his 20th goal since the 1942-1943 season, with the game mark where they scored their 20th:

44-45 M Richard 21
60-61 Moore 21
76-77 Shutt 22
72-73 Lemaire 23
79-80 Lafleur 23
43-44 Heffernan 25
49-50 M Richard 25
76-77 Lafleur 25
77-78 Lafleur 25
45-46 Blake 26
79-80 Larouche 26
44-45 Blake 27
46-47 M Richard 27
70-71 Cournoyer 27
74-75 Lafleur 27
85-86 Naslund 27
84-85 Naslund 28
60-61 Geoffrion 29
78-79 Lafleur 29
87-88 Richer 30
54-55 Geoffrion 31
71-72 Tardif 31
43-44 Blake 32
72-73 Cournoyer 32
55-56 Beliveau 33
59-60 Beliveau 33
61-62 Provost 33
67-68 Beliveau 33
73-74 Cournoyer 33
43-44 Getliffe 34
53-54 M Richard 34
57-58 Geoffrion 34
58-59 Moore 34
75-76 Lafleur 34
91-92 G Dionne 34
55-56 M Richard 35
71-72 F Mahovlich 35
80-81 Shutt 35
81-82 Acton 35
56-57 Beliveau 36
68-69 Lemaire 36
82-83 Walter 36
43-44 M Richard 37
50-51 M Richard 37
51-52 M Richard 37
53-54 Geoffrion 37
54-55 M Richard 37
71-72 Cournoyer 37
75-76 Lambert 37
95-96 Rucinsky 37
95-96 Savage 37
22-23 Caufield 37
42-43 Drillon 38
62-63 G Tremblay 38
76-77 Lemaire 38
82-83 Napier 38
85-86 Dahlin 38
95-96 Turgeon 38
13-14 Pacioretty 38
20-21 Toffoli 38
79-80 Shutt 39
56-57 M Richard 39
57-58 Moore 39
58-59 Beliveau 39
61-62 Backstrom 39
62-63 Geoffrion 39
68-69 Cournoyer 39
75-76 Shutt 39
88-89 Smith 39
88-89 Lemieux 39
92-93 Damphousse 39
42-43 Benoit 40
44-45 Lach 40
54-55 Beliveau 40
59-60 Geoffrion 40
83-84 Smith 40
45-46 M Richard 41
56-57 Moore 41
57-58 H Richard 41
64-65 H Richard 41
77-78 Shutt 41
81-82 Shutt 41
89-90 Richer 41
47-48 Lack 42
59-60 H Richard 42
72-73 F Mahovlich 42
74-75 Lambert 42
14-15 Pacioretty 42
42-43 Blake 43
67-68 Cournoyer 43
74-75 Lemaire 43
78-79 Shutt 43
80-81 Lafleur 43
81-82 Lafleur 43
81-82 M Tremblay 43
82-83 Wickenheiser 43
92-93 Bellows 43
09-10 Cammalleri 43
43-44 Lach 44
43-44 Majeau 44
63-64 G Tremblay 44
75-76 P Mahovlich 44
77-78 Lemaire 44
78-79 Lemaire 44
85-86 Smith 44
93-94 Bellows 44
96-97 Recchi 44
97-98 Recchi 44
02-03 Zednik 44
16-17 Pacioretty 44
47-48 M Richard 45
55-56 Geoffrion 45
70-71 P Mahovlich 45
71-72 Lemaire 45
81-82 Mondou 45
82-83 Shutt 45
87-88 Smith 45
05-06 Ryder 45
07-08 Kovalev 45
44-45 O'Connor 46
58-59 Geoffrion 46
73-74 Lemaire 46
77-78 Cournoyer 46
89-90 McPhee 46
91-92 Muller 46
92-93 Muller 46
92-93 Lebeau 46
99-00 Zholtok 46
09-10 Gionta 46
60-61 Beliveau 47
61-62 G Tremblay 47
73-74 P Mahovlich 47
74-75 P Mahovlich 47
80-81 Larouche 47
81-82 Napier 47
89-90 Corson 47
95-96 Damphousse 47
96-97 Rucinsky 47
02-03 Perreault 47
44-45 Hiller 48
52-53 M Richard 48
57-58 Beliveau 48
67-68 Duff 48
68-69 Beliveau 48
71-72 Lafleur 48
80-81 M Tremblay 48
82-83 M Tremblay 48
82-83 Mondou 48
96-97 Damphousse 48
68-69 Rousseau 49
73-74 F Mahovlich 49
83-84 Carbonneau 49
88-89 Naslund 49
59-60 Moore 50
65-66 Beliveau 50
69-70 Rousseau 50
71-72 P Mahovlich 50
74-75 Shutt 50
78-79 Mondou 50
79-80 Mondou 50
83-84 Naslund 50
83-84 Lafleur 50
87-88 Lemieux 50
88-89 Richer 50
90-91 Richer 50
51-52 Geoffrion 51
54-55 Mosdell 51
57-58 Marshall 51
63-64 Balon 51
64-65 Provost 51
65-66 Rousseau 51
70-71 Beliveau 51
80-81 Napier 51
82-83 Naslund 51
84-85 M Tremblay 51
00-01 Savage 51
61-62 H Richard 52
63-64 Geoffrion 52
93-94 Damphousse 52
11-12 Pacioretty 52
19-20 Gallagher 52
48-49 M Richard 53
53-54 Mosdell 53
62-63 H Richard 53
63-64 Beliveau 53
65-66 H Richard 53
70-71 Lemaire 53
72-73 Lafleur 53
75-76 Cournoyer 53
76-77 Cournoyer 53
77-78 Houle 53
86-87 Richer 53
01-02 Petrov 53
08-09 A Kostitsyn 53
46-47 Reay 54
52-53 Geoffrion 54
61-62 Geoffrion 54
64-65 Larose 54
65-66 G Tremblay 54
69-70 Cournoyer 54
69-70 Redmond 54
80-81 Houle 54
97-98 Savage 54
06-07 Higgins 54
15-16 Pacioretty 54
18-19 Gallagher 54
19-20 Tatar 54
51-52 Curry 55
63-64 Rousseau 55
78-79 M Tremblay 55
82-83 Lafleur 55
85-86 Richer 55
90-91 McPhee 55
07-08 Plekanec 55
10-11 Gionta 55
17-18 Gallagher 55
23-24 Suzuki 55
66-67 Cournoyer 56
68-69 Lemaire 56
74-75 Cournoyer 56
91-92 D Savard 56
96-97 Savage 56
11-12 Cole 56
51-52 Meger 57
73-74 Lefley 57
74-75 Lapointe 57
90-91 Lebeau 57
90-91 D Savard 57
90-91 R Courtnall 57
91-92 Lebeau 57
46-47 Blake 58
48-49 Reay 58
51-52 Gamble 58
64-65 Beliveau 58
70-71 Redmond 58
78-79 Lambert 58
05-06 Kovalev 58
62-63 Moore 59
68-69 Ferguson 59
75-75 Wilson 59
86-87 Lemieux 59
88-89 R Courtnall 59
06-07 Souray 59
22-23 Suzuki 59
67-68 Lemaire 60
67-68 G Tremblay 60
75-76 Lemaire 60
86-87 Naslund 60
86-87 Smith 60
88-89 Corson 60
96-97 Richer 60
97-98 Corson 60
18-19 Domi 60
18-19 Tatar 60
60-61 H Richard 61
72-73 P Mahovlich 61
72-73 Lefley 61
74-75 M Tremblay 61
82-83 Acton 61
85-86 Carbonneau 61
91-92 Gilchrist 61
50-51 Lach 62
58-59 H Richard 62
61-62 Rousseau 62
65-66 Duff 62
72-73 Tardif 62
76-77 Houle 62
88-89 Carbonneau 62
93-94 Muller 62
99-00 Rucinsky 62
01-02 Perreault 62
07-08 A Kostitsyn 62
10-11 Plekanec 62
64-65 Backstrom 63
65-66 Backstrom 63
80-81 Gainey 63
87-88 Naslund 63
06-07 Ryder 63
59-60 Goyette 64
66-67 H Richard 64
83-84 Walter 64
89-90 R Courtnall 64
95-96 Recchi 64
07-08 Higgins 64
21-22 Caufield 64
62-63 Backstrom 65
87-88 McPhee 65
22-23 Anderson 65
62-63 Provost 66
66-67 Ferguson 66
76-77 Lambert 66
90-91 Corson 66
03-04 Zednik 66
15-16 Galchenyuk 66
08-09 Plekanec 67
23-24 Caufield 67
80-81 Lambert 68
81-82 Gainey 68
84-85 Hunter 68
87-88 Chelios 68
89-90 Naslund 68
93-94 Schneider 68
76-77 Lapointe 69
09-10 Plekanec 69
14-15 Plekanec 69
61-62 Hicke 70
67-68 Backstrom 70
73-74 Lafleur 70
84-85 Carbonneau 70
86-87 Walter 70
97-98 Rucinsky 70
03-04 Ryder 70
08-09 Kovalev 70
75-76 Lapointe 71
90-91 Carbonneau 71
05-06 Bulis 71
84-85 Nilan 72
14-15 Gallagher 72
03-04 Ribeiro 73
05-06 Higgins 73
79-80 Lambert 74
92-93 G Dionne 74
14-15 Galchenyuk 74
76-77 Risebrough 75
95-96 Bure 75
13-14 Plekanec 75
71-72 Larose 76
81-82 Jarvis 76
01-02 Zednik 76
06-07 Plekanec 76
10-11 A Kostitsyn 76
21-22 Suzuki 76
85-86 Gainey 78
78-79 Gainey 78
06-07 Koivu 78
95-96 Koivu 79
74-75 S Savard 80
02-03 Koivu 80
17-18 Byron 80
23-24 Slafkovsky 82

 

[the valiant effort]

30-39 goals because Habs can't have good things.

Same. I would bet on him finishing the season stuck at 39 after a 10 game goalless drought that includes wide open looks getting blocked by a wandering Matheson or Gallagher’s wayward helmet

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Shootout goal tonight doesn’t count. He’s on pace for 50 but just barely.

 

[Frank Drebin]

He has a better pace than two years ago when he had 26 in 46 before his surgery. Cole scored his 20th at the 37 game mark, than went on a heater where he scored 6 in 9. He needs 3 in the next 9 games to do better. If he keeps pace, he'll be among about a dozen players in habs history who've reached 20 goals in 33 games or less (counting from 1942 onwards, start of O6 era). Guys like Lafleur, the Rocket, Moore, Shutt, Lemaire, Cournoyer, Naslund, Larouche, Provost, Geoffrion, Richer, Beliveau, Blake, Heffernan and Tardif. He would become the 16th player to do so, if he can score 3 in his next 6, but the first player since Richer did it in 30 in 87-88.

I count at 33 because that's the mark you need to score your 20th to pace 50 goals over 82 games.

The last time a Habs came close to doing it in 33 games or less, was Gilbert Dionne in 91-92 when he did it in 34 games.

Here's a list of all 340 times a Habs player scored his 20th goal since the 1942-1943 season, with the game mark where they scored their 20th:

44-45 M Richard 21
60-61 Moore 21
76-77 Shutt 22
72-73 Lemaire 23
79-80 Lafleur 23
43-44 Heffernan 25
49-50 M Richard 25
76-77 Lafleur 25
77-78 Lafleur 25
45-46 Blake 26
79-80 Larouche 26
44-45 Blake 27
46-47 M Richard 27
70-71 Cournoyer 27
74-75 Lafleur 27
85-86 Naslund 27
84-85 Naslund 28
60-61 Geoffrion 29
78-79 Lafleur 29
87-88 Richer 30
54-55 Geoffrion 31
71-72 Tardif 31
43-44 Blake 32
72-73 Cournoyer 32
55-56 Beliveau 33
59-60 Beliveau 33
61-62 Provost 33
67-68 Beliveau 33
73-74 Cournoyer 33
43-44 Getliffe 34
53-54 M Richard 34
57-58 Geoffrion 34
58-59 Moore 34
75-76 Lafleur 34
91-92 G Dionne 34
55-56 M Richard 35
71-72 F Mahovlich 35
80-81 Shutt 35
81-82 Acton 35
56-57 Beliveau 36
68-69 Lemaire 36
82-83 Walter 36
43-44 M Richard 37
50-51 M Richard 37
51-52 M Richard 37
53-54 Geoffrion 37
54-55 M Richard 37
71-72 Cournoyer 37
75-76 Lambert 37
95-96 Rucinsky 37
95-96 Savage 37
22-23 Caufield 37
42-43 Drillon 38
62-63 G Tremblay 38
76-77 Lemaire 38
82-83 Napier 38
85-86 Dahlin 38
95-96 Turgeon 38
13-14 Pacioretty 38
20-21 Toffoli 38
79-80 Shutt 39
56-57 M Richard 39
57-58 Moore 39
58-59 Beliveau 39
61-62 Backstrom 39
62-63 Geoffrion 39
68-69 Cournoyer 39
75-76 Shutt 39
88-89 Smith 39
88-89 Lemieux 39
92-93 Damphousse 39
42-43 Benoit 40
44-45 Lach 40
54-55 Beliveau 40
59-60 Geoffrion 40
83-84 Smith 40
45-46 M Richard 41
56-57 Moore 41
57-58 H Richard 41
64-65 H Richard 41
77-78 Shutt 41
81-82 Shutt 41
89-90 Richer 41
47-48 Lack 42
59-60 H Richard 42
72-73 F Mahovlich 42
74-75 Lambert 42
14-15 Pacioretty 42
42-43 Blake 43
67-68 Cournoyer 43
74-75 Lemaire 43
78-79 Shutt 43
80-81 Lafleur 43
81-82 Lafleur 43
81-82 M Tremblay 43
82-83 Wickenheiser 43
92-93 Bellows 43
09-10 Cammalleri 43
43-44 Lach 44
43-44 Majeau 44
63-64 G Tremblay 44
75-76 P Mahovlich 44
77-78 Lemaire 44
78-79 Lemaire 44
85-86 Smith 44
93-94 Bellows 44
96-97 Recchi 44
97-98 Recchi 44
02-03 Zednik 44
16-17 Pacioretty 44
47-48 M Richard 45
55-56 Geoffrion 45
70-71 P Mahovlich 45
71-72 Lemaire 45
81-82 Mondou 45
82-83 Shutt 45
87-88 Smith 45
05-06 Ryder 45
07-08 Kovalev 45
44-45 O'Connor 46
58-59 Geoffrion 46
73-74 Lemaire 46
77-78 Cournoyer 46
89-90 McPhee 46
91-92 Muller 46
92-93 Muller 46
92-93 Lebeau 46
99-00 Zholtok 46
09-10 Gionta 46
60-61 Beliveau 47
61-62 G Tremblay 47
73-74 P Mahovlich 47
74-75 P Mahovlich 47
80-81 Larouche 47
81-82 Napier 47
89-90 Corson 47
95-96 Damphousse 47
96-97 Rucinsky 47
02-03 Perreault 47
44-45 Hiller 48
52-53 M Richard 48
57-58 Beliveau 48
67-68 Duff 48
68-69 Beliveau 48
71-72 Lafleur 48
80-81 M Tremblay 48
82-83 M Tremblay 48
82-83 Mondou 48
96-97 Damphousse 48
68-69 Rousseau 49
73-74 F Mahovlich 49
83-84 Carbonneau 49
88-89 Naslund 49
59-60 Moore 50
65-66 Beliveau 50
69-70 Rousseau 50
71-72 P Mahovlich 50
74-75 Shutt 50
78-79 Mondou 50
79-80 Mondou 50
83-84 Naslund 50
83-84 Lafleur 50
87-88 Lemieux 50
88-89 Richer 50
90-91 Richer 50
51-52 Geoffrion 51
54-55 Mosdell 51
57-58 Marshall 51
63-64 Balon 51
64-65 Provost 51
65-66 Rousseau 51
70-71 Beliveau 51
80-81 Napier 51
82-83 Naslund 51
84-85 M Tremblay 51
00-01 Savage 51
61-62 H Richard 52
63-64 Geoffrion 52
93-94 Damphousse 52
11-12 Pacioretty 52
19-20 Gallagher 52
48-49 M Richard 53
53-54 Mosdell 53
62-63 H Richard 53
63-64 Beliveau 53
65-66 H Richard 53
70-71 Lemaire 53
72-73 Lafleur 53
75-76 Cournoyer 53
76-77 Cournoyer 53
77-78 Houle 53
86-87 Richer 53
01-02 Petrov 53
08-09 A Kostitsyn 53
46-47 Reay 54
52-53 Geoffrion 54
61-62 Geoffrion 54
64-65 Larose 54
65-66 G Tremblay 54
69-70 Cournoyer 54
69-70 Redmond 54
80-81 Houle 54
97-98 Savage 54
06-07 Higgins 54
15-16 Pacioretty 54
18-19 Gallagher 54
19-20 Tatar 54
51-52 Curry 55
63-64 Rousseau 55
78-79 M Tremblay 55
82-83 Lafleur 55
85-86 Richer 55
90-91 McPhee 55
07-08 Plekanec 55
10-11 Gionta 55
17-18 Gallagher 55
23-24 Suzuki 55
66-67 Cournoyer 56
68-69 Lemaire 56
74-75 Cournoyer 56
91-92 D Savard 56
96-97 Savage 56
11-12 Cole 56
51-52 Meger 57
73-74 Lefley 57
74-75 Lapointe 57
90-91 Lebeau 57
90-91 D Savard 57
90-91 R Courtnall 57
91-92 Lebeau 57
46-47 Blake 58
48-49 Reay 58
51-52 Gamble 58
64-65 Beliveau 58
70-71 Redmond 58
78-79 Lambert 58
05-06 Kovalev 58
62-63 Moore 59
68-69 Ferguson 59
75-75 Wilson 59
86-87 Lemieux 59
88-89 R Courtnall 59
06-07 Souray 59
22-23 Suzuki 59
67-68 Lemaire 60
67-68 G Tremblay 60
75-76 Lemaire 60
86-87 Naslund 60
86-87 Smith 60
88-89 Corson 60
96-97 Richer 60
97-98 Corson 60
18-19 Domi 60
18-19 Tatar 60
60-61 H Richard 61
72-73 P Mahovlich 61
72-73 Lefley 61
74-75 M Tremblay 61
82-83 Acton 61
85-86 Carbonneau 61
91-92 Gilchrist 61
50-51 Lach 62
58-59 H Richard 62
61-62 Rousseau 62
65-66 Duff 62
72-73 Tardif 62
76-77 Houle 62
88-89 Carbonneau 62
93-94 Muller 62
99-00 Rucinsky 62
01-02 Perreault 62
07-08 A Kostitsyn 62
10-11 Plekanec 62
64-65 Backstrom 63
65-66 Backstrom 63
80-81 Gainey 63
87-88 Naslund 63
06-07 Ryder 63
59-60 Goyette 64
66-67 H Richard 64
83-84 Walter 64
89-90 R Courtnall 64
95-96 Recchi 64
07-08 Higgins 64
21-22 Caufield 64
62-63 Backstrom 65
87-88 McPhee 65
22-23 Anderson 65
62-63 Provost 66
66-67 Ferguson 66
76-77 Lambert 66
90-91 Corson 66
03-04 Zednik 66
15-16 Galchenyuk 66
08-09 Plekanec 67
23-24 Caufield 67
80-81 Lambert 68
81-82 Gainey 68
84-85 Hunter 68
87-88 Chelios 68
89-90 Naslund 68
93-94 Schneider 68
76-77 Lapointe 69
09-10 Plekanec 69
14-15 Plekanec 69
61-62 Hicke 70
67-68 Backstrom 70
73-74 Lafleur 70
84-85 Carbonneau 70
86-87 Walter 70
97-98 Rucinsky 70
03-04 Ryder 70
08-09 Kovalev 70
75-76 Lapointe 71
90-91 Carbonneau 71
05-06 Bulis 71
84-85 Nilan 72
14-15 Gallagher 72
03-04 Ribeiro 73
05-06 Higgins 73
79-80 Lambert 74
92-93 G Dionne 74
14-15 Galchenyuk 74
76-77 Risebrough 75
95-96 Bure 75
13-14 Plekanec 75
71-72 Larose 76
81-82 Jarvis 76
01-02 Zednik 76
06-07 Plekanec 76
10-11 A Kostitsyn 76
21-22 Suzuki 76
85-86 Gainey 78
78-79 Gainey 78
06-07 Koivu 78
95-96 Koivu 79
74-75 S Savard 80
02-03 Koivu 80
17-18 Byron 80
23-24 Slafkovsky 82

Longcat is long

 

[Scriptor]

Laine's prowess on the PP -- from Caufield's habitual spot there -- will reduce the goals that Canfield gets on the PP. I still think he gets between 30 and 40 goals, which will be a continued progression for the pure sniper.

Once we ice an actual 2nd line (once we get another legitimate top-6 C and once Demidov gets accustomed to North American rinks), Caufield will net 50+ goals. That could be in as much as three to four years. Anywhere between 30 and 50 goals until then would still be pretty incredible for the kid.

I'm honestly hoping that Laine continues to pan -- even improves -- and that he can avoid further injury while Montreal re-signs him medium to long term (5-6 years) at Suzuki money minus 1 dollar (symbolic amount).

Spending around 45M on your top-6 up front, around 25M on your top-4 on D and up to 10M on your G tandem would leave around 15M to round out your roster with a Cap steadily rising towards a 100M ceiling. That's a 1.5M average for the players needed to round out the roster.

Need to balance out league-minimum depth players and team friendly contracts for the 3rd line and bottom pairing Ds to ice a full roster and boast enough talent to challenge for a long playoff run.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Laine's prowess on the PP -- from Caufield's habitual spot there -- will reduce the goals that Canfield gets on the PP. I still think he gets between 30 and 40 goals, which will be a continued progression for the pure sniper.

Once we ice an actual 2nd line (once we get another legitimate top-6 C and once Demidov gets accustomed to North American rinks), Caufield will net 50+ goals. That could be in as much as three to four years. Anywhere between 30 and 50 goals until then would still be pretty incredible for the kid.

I'm honestly hoping that Laine continues to pan -- even improves -- and that he can avoid further injury while Montreal re-signs him medium to long term (5-6 years) at Suzuki money minus 1 dollar (symbolic amount).

Spending around 45M on your top-6 up front, around 25M on your top-4 on D and up to 10M on your G tandem would leave around 15M to round out your roster with a Cap steadily rising towards a 100M ceiling. That's a 1.5M average for the players needed to round out the roster.

Need to balance out league-minimum depth players and team friendly contracts for the 3rd line and bottom pairing Ds to ice a full roster and boast enough talent to challenge for a long playoff run.

Demidov will need to adapt to NA play, not NA rinks. KHL has transitioned torwards NHL rinks since 2019 and very few rinks are not still standard.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

30-39 real goals

 

[Habs]

Cole will hit 40, I'm hoping Slaf hits 10.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

4 games without a goal. Now pacing for 45.

 

[OldCraig71]

Laine is now becoming the go-to guy on pp1 which will cut down on the number of pp shooting chances for Cole. I predict 30-39.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Laine is now becoming the go-to guy on pp1 which will cut down on the number of pp shooting chances for Cole. I predict 30-39.

Yeah, his raw goal scoring numbers will go down because of Laine. But Caufields presence on the PP allows Laine to be more open.

Kind of a catch 22 there.

 

[Kaiden Ghoul]

41

 

[Rapala]

Laine is now becoming the go-to guy on pp1 which will cut down on the number of pp shooting chances for Cole. I predict 30-39.

His sweet pot is twice the size of Cole Caufield's so right away the Suzuki's and the Hutson's of the world will find better lanes to work with.
I'm not sure if Caufield would score more on a second wave.

 

[SlafySZN]

His sweet pot is twice the size of Cole Caufield's so right away the Suzuki's and the Hutson's of the world will find better lanes to work with.
I'm not sure if Caufield would score more on a second wave.

It’s working for Laine now and when the other will mark him more closely it’ll open lanes for Caufield. Caufield can score from different spots, near the net on the right, from the circle on the right too, snipes, rebound. He’s moving a lot during the PP.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Laine is stealing Caufield’s pp goals!