Which super star players might see a significant drop of production due to team changes, aging, other reasons?
I will start - Steven Stamkos
I will start - Steven Stamkos
JT Miller although I wouldn't class him as a superstar.
He'll sign with the Pens on his 60th birthday and probably put up 25 goalsI do think jagr will kill it when he signs with an NHL club
Crosby is not "obvious". He'll flirt with 90+ points again and will captain Team Canada. The guy is superhuman. I mean, so is OV but he's a few years older.The obvious - Crosby and Ovy.
Bold prediction, neither will make the all-star game.
Generally, players don't just drop off a cliff as they're entering their primes. Hughes has a better chance of eclipsing 100 points than he does of seeing his production drop significantly.Quinn Hughes as well.
No doubt in my mind lolHe'll sign with the Pens on his 60th birthday and probably put up 25 goals
Sadly.. I think Ovy is about to drop. I hope I'm wrong.
Kopitar and doughty for kings?
I don't see Skinner kicking ass in Edmonton but, again, hope I'm wrong. Not sure if he counts as a star though.
Kane in Detroit? One of my all time favs so, again, I hope I'm wrong.
I do think jagr will kill it when he signs with an NHL club
Crosby is not "obvious". He'll flirt with 90+ points again and will captain Team Canada. The guy is superhuman. I mean, so is OV but he's a few years older.
Generally, players don't just drop off a cliff as they're entering their primes. Hughes has a better chance of eclipsing 100 points than he does of seeing his production drop significantly.
Hughes openly said that his shot was one of the weakest parts of his game and that he was going to focus more on putting himself in a position to score. Previous to that, he rarely opened up from the point and was more prone to float one in for a deflection/rebound. This saw his shooting percentage go up but not at an unsustainable level, since it was still behind guys like Makar, Josi, and Fox.Generally players revert back to their historical shooting %.
It jumped from 4.9 to 8.5 last season. That's the difference of 7-8 goals right off the bat.
Then factor in the teammates he's getting assists from. Boeser literally doubled his s% from his previous season, and Miller shot a career high 19%. Those two account for an extra nearly 30 more goals than expected.
Pretty much all of his analytics last season showed that his point totals were unsustainable. Its the same argument that people correctly projected after RNH's 100pt season in Edmonton. A lot of pucks went in last year for Vancouver, especially in the first half of the season, that usually don't go in.
I'm happy to check back at the end of the season to see which he was closer to: a drop in points, or 100+.
Hughes openly said that his shot was one of the weakest parts of his game and that he was going to focus more on putting himself in a position to score. Previous to that, he rarely opened up from the point and was more prone to float one in for a deflection/rebound. This saw his shooting percentage go up but not at an unsustainable level, since it was still behind guys like Makar, Josi, and Fox.
Hughes also put up a PPG the year prior, so I don't see him dipping below that. Even if he did go back to a PPG, that's not a "big drop" as asked by the OP. I think he'll end up in the 90-100 point range but I'd certainly put my chips on 100+ over him having a significant drop in production (i.e. 20+ points).
It’s already started with Crosby. Two years ago he had 93 points. Last year only 94.The obvious - Crosby and Ovy.
Bold prediction, neither will make the all-star game.
He's like the Godfather Part IIIIt’s already started with Crosby. Two years ago he had 93 points. Last year only 94.
Ovy yes, Crosby no. I could see Crosby flirting with 100 if the pp is even somewhat mediocre. He put up 94 with the 30th ranked pp.The obvious - Crosby and Ovy.
Bold prediction, neither will make the all-star game.
This would all depend on what we see.What kind of drop for Ovi are we talking? He finished with 65 points last season. Is he gonna drop another 10 points? Or more? It's not like he has been producing at a superstar level for a couple of years now.