Will Kessel's 30 goal season streak come to an end?
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We won't know until we see him but just because he wasn't playing in the KHL does not mean he is out of shape. Same could be said for the majority of NHL players then.
Also I don't think it is fair to say the streak is over if he does not hit 30. If he keeps a 30 goal pace over the 48 games then I would say the streak continues.
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If he does, he'll be in the top 2-3 in the league. Not sure he'd do it
Although if he starts out like last year..
Although if he starts out like last year..
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To be honest, Kessel's technically been "out of shape" all the years he's been here in comparison with some players like Stamkos or Seguin. Yet he's still our best player on the ice. I wouldn't worry about it.
Never say never but if I were a betting person, I wouldn't put money on him keeping up the 30 goal streak. I'd think a guy like Stamkos would be hitting that kind of goal market in a shortened season and Kessel is no Stamkos.
Kessel also doesn't have a St. Louis as his playmaker. Never say never, though.
Kessel starts at a very high pace...this guy can get like 12-14 points in the first 7 games..he needs to keep it going at a steady pace.
If he can do that...he'd easily be top 5 in goals.
The only players as of now that I can think of will get more goals than Kessel are:
Stamkos, Malkin, Ovie (close one though), Kovalchuk.
I don't think Neal or Gaborik are going to score at a 40 goal pace and Crosby as good as he is hasn't scored many goals since coming back..he's the assist king.
If he can do that...he'd easily be top 5 in goals.
The only players as of now that I can think of will get more goals than Kessel are:
Stamkos, Malkin, Ovie (close one though), Kovalchuk.
I don't think Neal or Gaborik are going to score at a 40 goal pace and Crosby as good as he is hasn't scored many goals since coming back..he's the assist king.
More like Kessel doesn't have Stamkos' one-timer. Without St. Louis on his wing Stamkos would still produce more goals, me thinks
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Not as many.. Who do you think sets him up most of the time for those one-timers? St. Louis is one of the most, if not the most, under-rated play makers in the league.
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as long as kessel stays around a ppg this season i will be happy i think he could get close to 30 but it will be tough short season tight schedule etc
Not as many but still more than Kessel. Kessel doesn't need an elite playmaker. I don't think a Joe Thornton equates to that many more goals for Kessel given how much he likes to rush the puck up ice himself. Get him a strong-along-the-boards, defensively responsible center and Kessel will create for his linemates as well as finish whatever chances arise
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I agree however if you have a player who can make good outlet passes or even better passes when Kessel gets himself open in the offensive zone. It'd make it so Phil can take less of a pounding in terms of his non-existent cycle game.. A guy like Stastny who can get the puck right on Phil's stick for a quick release would be amazing to watch in terms of not only on the rush but also with the cycle game that Phil doesn't really have..
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I get the feeling that we will only have 2 people who get 30+ goals this year. Stamkos and somebody else (don't know who). That other person could be one of many people such as Gaborik, Kessel, Malkin, Crosby, Ovechkin, Nash, Marleau, etc. I just get the feeling that only 2 people will hit the 30 mark though.
No chance at 30 whatsoever (well never say never I guess). I would factor in that they're crunching an extra 7-10 games into a typical schedule (I'm assuming the season won't end 2-3 weeks later than usual). There'll be a few extra nights where guys are on their 3rd night out of 4 or 4 of 5 and are just too gassed. IMO the smart teams will actually do their best to keep guys in the 35-40 game range instead of aiming for the full 48. 20 goals is going to be fantastic. To me, this year with this schedule 30 goals is well beyond 50 goal pace for a typical regular season.
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