Originally Posted by
RizzeeDizzee
I said this in a previous Guentzel thread and I'll say it again in response here. The list of Penguins forwards who have scored 65+ points in a season since Crosby came into the league in 2005-06 consists of exactly six players - Crosby (10 times), Malkin (8 times), and one time each for Kessel, Neal, Kunitz, and Recchi. Here were the powerplay point totals for the non-Malkin and non-Crosby guys in their season when they posted 65+ points - Neal (30), Kessel (30), Recchi (27), Kunitz (22)
From this, I think it's fairly safe to say that Guentzel will be hard pressed to post 60-65+ points unless he's a PP1 staple, which, for the reasons I raised above, could turn out to be very unlikely. My advice remains to tread lightly and temper expectations.