OT: Stutzle’s drop in production

[Adrianopolous]

From 39g to 18g. What do you folks attribute this drop in production to?

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[Micklebot]

From 39g to 18g. What do you folks attribute this drop in production to?

Well, he disclosed that he got a wrist injury in game 4 that was bugging him all year, so maybe that?

 

[Dionysus]

Well, he disclosed that he got a wrist injury in game 4 that was bugging him all year, so maybe that?

Yep. Couldn't shoot all year, forcing him to be over reliant on passing. He mentioned a shoulder issue too. I remember him wiring a few goals in pre-season before his wrist was hurt.

 

[DueDiligence]

From 39g to 18g. What do you folks attribute this drop in production to?

He played injured almost all year.

 

[aragorn]

INJURIES ---- wrist & shoulder.

 

[BoardsofCanada]

Very few players are consistently at the top of their games year after year. You can count players without dips in their production on two hands. They are very rare. Stutzle's drop is nothing to be worried about. We've seen what he's capable of. He's not even in his prime yet. I predict a monster year for him next season.

 

[Answer]

From 39g to 18g. What do you folks attribute this drop in production to?

This Team is broken. I Blame the management, his teammates, the leadership, the coaching and finally himself

 

[bicboi64]

Doesn't have to be 39g, but has to be a lot more than 18. I'd settle for a solid 30g, but then hope he has like 80assists lol

 

[Silky Johnson]

This Team is broken. I Blame the management, his teammates, the leadership, the coaching and finally himself

Or maybe it was an injured wrist....

 

[SanderSen]

Growing pains, roster setup. This is the point where some Sens GMs ship out the young player for an established player on the backside of their career and in 2 years that player is kaput and the traded player is a star with the new team.

Patience.

 

[DanyHeatley]

He doesn’t give a f***, he just bought a Porsche 911

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Bench Stützle.

 

[Ralph Malfredsson]

From 39g to 18g. What do you folks attribute this drop in production to?

I mean I don't want to blame Trudeau, but he couldn't have helped

 

[SpezDispenser]

Is it not common knowledge that we've discussed already? I think the waffler (can't recall the exact user name, sorry) actually called the exact injury and when it happened

 

[Gil Gunderson]

When it was obvious he was injured because he would literally pass up any chance to shoot the puck for like half the year.

 

[Qward]

Most players drop off in production in the summer.

 

[Golden_Jet]

I would say most, would answer the 2 injuries he had.

 

[Answer]

Or maybe it was an injured wrist....

No, I think it's the weather in Ottawa

 

[Tuna99]

If he had Mark Stone passing him the puck instead of Erik Brannstrom he would have scored 19 goals

 

[Adrianopolous]

I wonder how many he'll pop in this year

 

[Golden_Jet]

Did Stu or Chabby have wrist surgery in the off season, never heard they did, so assuming no.
Chabby didn’t last summer, even though had wrist issues, went the off season rest issue.
I assume Stu’s neck/ shoulder issue is fine, as removed the athletic strips towards the end of the season.

 

[PlayOn]

Did Stu or Chabby have wrist surgery in the off season, never heard they did, so assuming no.
Chabby didn’t last summer, even though had wrist issues, went the off season rest issue.
I assume Stu’s neck/ shoulder issue is fine, as removed the athletic strips towards the end of the season.

Chabot had surgery this summer:

Garrioch: Senators' defenceman Thomas Chabot expected to have wrist surgery

Looks like Thomas Chabot will have surgery on his wrist

ottawacitizen.com

Stützle didn’t need surgery from what I remember.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Chabot had surgery this summer:

Garrioch: Senators' defenceman Thomas Chabot expected to have wrist surgery

Looks like Thomas Chabot will have surgery on his wrist

ottawacitizen.com

Stützle didn’t need surgery from what I remember.

Hmm thanks for that.
Sounds like likely he had it then, with the strong possibility wording, and finalizing details.

 

[PlayOn]

Hmm thanks for that.
Sounds like likely he had it then, with the strong possibility wording, and finalizing details.

They definitely confirmed it after the fact, that was just the article I found first.

 

[KevinRedkey]

I was convinced he was going to hit 100pts, and then not long after the season started, I realised it wasn;t going to happen. He just didn't look liuke he took the step forward I was expecting him to take.

Maybe it was the injury - but it's tough to say. He just didn't look himself almost the entire year IMO.