Zach Hyman...

[Fixed to Ruin]

looks like hes been injured. scoring at a decent clip still.

He took an Evan Bouchard slap shot directly to the face.

 

[McFlyingV]

Throw Bouchard in the conversation too

I think that's a far worse example. Bouchard's still on pace for 64P which is not a massive drop from 82 the previous year. Nuge on the other hand went from a career high of 69 to 104, but there was a few guys around the league who had massive 100P seasons that year that will probably never touch it again. I.e. Robertson, Pettersson.

 

[ManofSteel55]

I mean, Hyman was already a decent goal scorer before last year. Cheechoo went from 9 to 50 in 3 years

And then he blew out his knee. He already wasn't an awesome skater. Injuries completely derailed the Cheechoo train.

 

[ManofSteel55]

looks like hes been injured. scoring at a decent clip still.

He had a busted up face for a long time. Facial injuries are hard to manage. Tons of pain to work through, possible vision distortion (from the injury or the visor he was wearing afterwards. I don't think 54 goals for Hyman will happen again, but his scoring dips through the regular season this year aren't something I would expect from a healthy Hyman either.

 

[BadgerBruce]

Hyman’s goal scoring looks a lot like Vic Hadfield’s in the late-60s/mid-70s.

Typically pots 20-something, occasionally 30-something, and puts up one 50-goal outlier season.

Nothing wrong with that kind of career.

 

[TheDoldrums]

What a disappointment. He's fully 2 goals behind Auston Matthews on the year. Can't even keep up with Matthews.

I have to respect Jets fans for still hating on Matthews long after the Laine arguments ended. Like Japanese soldiers on deserted islands unaware WW2 was over.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

There is a strange phenomenon that when a good player has one absurdly good career year, it is actually held against them

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

He had a busted up face for a long time. Facial injuries are hard to manage. Tons of pain to work through, possible vision distortion (from the injury or the visor he was wearing afterwards. I don't think 54 goals for Hyman will happen again, but his scoring dips through the regular season this year aren't something I would expect from a healthy Hyman either.

Good point about the type of injury. For a player like Hyman, who produces via deflections and digging a pucks right at his feet, the vision impairment he had with the bubble on would have been a greater detriment to him than for other players.

 

[winnipegger]

I have to respect Jets fans for still hating on Matthews long after the Laine arguments ended. Like Japanese soldiers on deserted islands unaware WW2 was over.

I am glad to have your respect. Matthews will score 30 this year, I think he will get there by the hair of a mustache.

 

[Mobiandi]

As long as he has his shins and ass, McDavid will get him to 30 goals

 

[Crosby2010]

Hyman is Chris Kunitz. Nothing wrong with that, but their similarities are that they played with a generational talent that made their stats explode better than they were. You had to figure things would come back to earth eventually, right?

 

[Toby91ca]

Personally, not surprised at all…well actually, I’m probably surprised he’s scored as much as he has this year…looks like he’s going to score 30+ again and I wouldn’t have been surprised if it was less than that

 

[bleedthenorth]

nobody should be surprised. if anything I'm surprised he's still pacing for 32 considering how McDavid's been playing this year

 

[The GM]

Nothing wrong with 30 goals.

Kevin Stevens is more a comparable.