Re: what should we expect from Seguin?
this would be alarming if it were someone not named Seguin/Benn on Dallas, only offensive player of worth point production wise on this whole list is Roenick and he isn't quite on Seguins level, I think the down year Seguin had was a mainly due to a consistently injured Sharp, & never having a fully healthy Benn, and also the injury he had which made him miss the World Cup of Hockey, think it was a heal injury?, if that's the case those aren't the easiest to come back from, figure Seguin will get back to his 80+ point status, this whole Hitchcock situation is getting blown way out of proportion
Originally Posted by
RizzeeDizzee
I seem to be in the minority, but I think Seguin won't benefit. His OZ% likely will drop and his SH Ice Time could rise - great for making him a better all-around player, but not entirely conductive to him scoring in droves. Plus, just take a look at this data and try not to be frightened:
Flyers top scorers in 2001-02 (i.e., the year before Hitchcock came on board) = Roenick (67 points), Gagne (66 points), Recchi (64 points)
Team goals in 2001-02 = 234
Flyers top scorers in 2002-03 = Roenick (59 points), Recchi (52 points), Primeau (46 points)
Team goals in 2002-03 - 211
Blue Jackets top scorers in 2005-06 (i.e., the year before Hitchcock came on board) = Vyborny (65 points), Nash (54 points), Zherdev (54 points)
Team goals for 2005-06 = 215
Blue Jackets top scorers in 2006-07 = Vyborny (64 points), Nash (57 points), Modin (42 points)
Team goals for 2006-07 = 196
Blues top scorers in 2010-11 (i.e., the year before Hitchcock came on board) = Backes (62 points), Berglund (52 points), Steen (51 points)
Team goals in 2010-11 = 232
Blues top scorers in 2011-12 = Backes (54 points), Oshie (54 points), Pietrangelo (51 points)
Team goals in 2011-12 - 206
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