Who is going to be this year's Chris Kreider / Zach Hyman? (50+ goals)

amikaro

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My potential first time 40+ Scorers:
  • Young guys: Guenther, Jarvis, Johnston, Boldy
  • Veterans: Moore, Rust, Saad, Hagel, Guentzel (he got his 40 though)
Honourable mentions: Peterka, Caufield, Batherson, Neighbours, Marchenko, Slafkovsky
 

abo9

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Carter Verahegue?

hasn't yet had too extravagant a shooting percentage. Could hit 50 with a bit of luck
 

The Panther

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I say someone from New Jersey, as they've never had a 50-goal or 100-point player in FIFTY YEARS of Scouts / Rockies / Devils history. Now's the time!

Fun factoids:
-- In 50 years, the Devils' franchise has had zero 50-goal scorers. In 45 years, the Oilers have had twenty.
-- In 50 years, the Devils' franchise has had zero 100-point scorers. In 45 years, the Oilers have had forty-one
 

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I will pick guys based on a similar profile to Hyman & Kreider. Late 20'/early 30's, good 2nd line players, few seasons in the 25-28 goal range, don't expect much else, then bang, monster season 50+ goals due to good linemate + luck.

I will say Ehlers.

25 goals last season with zero on the PP. Jets in general were bad on the PP but with Scheifele, Ehlers, Connor, Perfetti, and Morrissey, It would depend on the PP going off this season and Ehlers being PP1 and adding 20+ goals on the PP to his 5v5 production.
Hagel is a good shout too.
These are two first line quality wingers who for some reasons just didn't get permanent PP1 spots in their careers yet (which most of players with comparable talent already have). Doesn't really fit your description.
 

HFpapi

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These are two first line quality wingers who for some reasons just didn't get permanent PP1 spots in their careers yet (which most of players with comparable talent already have). Doesn't really fit your description.
How do they not fit my description? Ehlers has never played anything but 1st line? Hagel is a 1st liner always?

I don't get your point? Those two guys are the definitions of 2nd liners. Doesn't mean they can't or never have played 1st line but so had Kreider & Hyman prior to their breakouts so it still stays consistent.
 

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Carter Verahegue?

hasn't yet had too extravagant a shooting percentage. Could hit 50 with a bit of luck

If he could steal some of Reinhart’s PP goals he could make a push. He’s already shown he can score 30+ ES goals.
 

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People are picking top line players. You're looking for a traditionally 2nd line player that blows the f*** up based on either scavenging off someone elite or just an absurd shooting percentage.

Kreider hasn't reached 50+ goals but his last three seasons are his best. So in hindsight it's not as shocking as people thought.
 

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I say someone from New Jersey, as they've never had a 50-goal or 100-point player in FIFTY YEARS of Scouts / Rockies / Devils history. Now's the time!

Fun factoids:
-- In 50 years, the Devils' franchise has had zero 50-goal scorers. In 45 years, the Oilers have had twenty.
-- In 50 years, the Devils' franchise has had zero 100-point scorers. In 45 years, the Oilers have had forty-one
Historically the Devils have had a reputation for being a defense-first franchise so this shouldn't be surprising to me, yet it is 🤔
 

ScottyMascotty

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I don't get your point? Those two guys are the definitions of 2nd liners. Doesn't mean they can't or never have played 1st line but so had Kreider & Hyman prior to their breakouts so it still stays consistent.
They are first line wingers by the level of their performance/talent. Doesn't mean that they would always play on the first line with their teams, partially for the same reasons they didn't have permanent PP1 spot yet.

Then again, Hyman and Kreider found ways to be very effective at goalscoring by net front presence. Their case is quite specific. It's different from players who regularly play top-6 minutes, show great 5v5 scoring, microstats, playdriving, but having a little less point production without PP1 spot, then finally securing it.

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SnowblindNYR

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This Kreider take is outdated. Dude had the best three years of his career in his last 3. None as good as three seasons ago but the take in 21-22 was OMGz this never scored 30 player scored 50! Well he's scored over 30 the last 3 seasons, I believe he had 39 last year, so almost 40. He's one of those players who is better later in his career. He's not Jonathan Cheechoo like a lot of people thought 3 years ago. He's an excellent player whose number will no doubt the hanging from the rafters at the garden one day. It's sad but he's one of the best drafted Rangers of all time.
 

LevelingSolo

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Ross Colton is your early candidate

I believe he has been getting top line minutes and on the first PP unit
 

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