Players Who Peaked In A Stat Then Fell Off A Massive Cliff

[genk]

Zach Hyman (this season)

 

[DitchMarner]

I remember he got suspended in a preseason game for defending Phil Kessel after a hit or something like that. Because he jumped over the bench to stand up for him. Is it possible that set him off on the wrong foot?

When Clarkson had his big 30 goal year, I had a friend who was a Devils fan that I talked hockey with often. He wasn't a big fan of his. He would call him "Clarktard" and say he was a dumb player.

The suspension may have contributed to his poor start, but he never looked good or dangerous at all. His skating was a joke. He would fall down multiple times a game. I remember my dad watched about two games of his with Toronto and said he wouldn't be very good.

It's not like he excelled in the Dead Puck Era and then couldn't keep up in a faster, more wide open League or anything. The NHL was basically the same in 2014 as it was in 2012. I am perplexed that he had a 30 goal season to begin with. I figured he scored a lot of gift-wrapped goals and picked up a lot of garbage in 2012, but I watched a video of his goals from that year (years ago), and if I remember correctly, many of them seemed to be at ES and textbook grinder style goals. He did shoot at 13.2%, which is unusually high for him.

 

[Preposterone]

To give credit to Cheechoo, he did follow up with 37 goals in an injury-shortened season the next year and then dealt with hernia issues afterward. He was still a good scorer

Plus had 28 in the anemic pre-lockout season.

 

[Chainshot]

To give credit to Cheechoo, he did follow up with 37 goals in an injury-shortened season the next year and then dealt with hernia issues afterward. He was still a good scorer

Didn't he also have a bad knee injury mixed in as well? I seem to recall that but it's been a minute.

 

[Avs2022]

Not exactly what the thread is asking, but Joe Colborne in his first game as an Avalanche, scored a hatrick. He finished with 4 goals on the season. Yup. True story.

 

[Hockeylife2018]

No one mentioned Huberdeau yet?

I got you

Jonathan huberdeau
Topped out at 115 points, signed a massive contract and spent the next 8 years topping out at 55 points, people thought that was going to be the low point for him...but it turned out to be highest point total for the rest of the contract

 

[John Mandalorian]

The annual Jonathan Cheechoo thread

, Mrs Robinson!