Expectation for kovalchuk??

[samuel87]

Hey guys,

how many goals and pts do you thunk i will put on the board this year?

thanks

[FrozenInferno]

I'm going to predict 25-30 or 25-35 for 55-60pts

[HonkyTonkMan]

I'm going to predict 25-30 or 25-35 for 55-60pts

Same

[Dave Muir]

If he play with Kopitar all year, I can see a 30-40 for 70 point as the floor for him

[kingpin_co]

I passed on him recently in a draft... picked Atkinson instead... thought long and hard...

I dont know why but I see Gaborik 2.0 with Kovalchuk... he had his moments with the Kings but mostly underwhelming..

[kingpin_co]

If he play with Kopitar all year, I can see a 30-40 for 70 point as the floor for him

Floor?? I would think that's the ceiling imo

[Dave Muir]

Floor?? I would think that's the ceiling imo

No I think his ceiling is around 80 points.

I don't know why peoples forgot how dominant he is (he remind me Malkin or Ovechkin) and I remember he can play the whole 2 minutes powerplay. So, the points will be there, I don't worry at all about his 35 year of age. I mean, are you scare Ovechkin or Malkin will be 55 points guys in 2-3 years? Of course not, it is the same talent with Kovalchuk. Anyway, I could be wrong, but I followed the player a lot and that's my tought.

[DocMcPuffin]

No I think his ceiling is around 80 points.

I don't know why peoples forgot how dominant he is (he remind me Malkin or Ovechkin) and I remember he can play the whole 2 minutes powerplay. So, the points will be there, I don't worry at all about his 35 year of age. I mean, are you scare Ovechkin or Malkin will be 55 points guys in 2-3 years? Of course not, it is the same talent with Kovalchuk. Anyway, I could be wrong, but I followed the player a lot and that's my tought.

Kovi was away from the game for a while, though. Malkin and OV haven't been. Kovi has been playing against lesser talent, also. I don't see 35 being that old but I don't see him having an easy transition right off the hop. I'll put him at 60 points but not too much more.

[kingpin_co]

No I think his ceiling is around 80 points.

I don't know why peoples forgot how dominant he is (he remind me Malkin or Ovechkin) and I remember he can play the whole 2 minutes powerplay. So, the points will be there, I don't worry at all about his 35 year of age. I mean, are you scare Ovechkin or Malkin will be 55 points guys in 2-3 years? Of course not, it is the same talent with Kovalchuk. Anyway, I could be wrong, but I followed the player a lot and that's my tought.

Good points certainly.

I dont regard him in the Malkin/Ovechkin tier personally...

I hear ya that he's not too old to be productive still, but it's a young man's game and he's been out of the NHL long enough that their be an adjustment period

[BlackhawksFan]

I see 20-25 goals, 50-65 points for him, depending on line. I could see him being shifted between 1st and 2nd lines.

[mounD]

assuming good health and consistent PP1 minutes and 5v5 deployment with Kopitar: 25-35 (floor) // 35-40 (ceiling)

[ChuckLemieux]

I don't know if anyone has the stats handy but I don't think there has been many 35+ years old racking 70pts in recent NHL history...(maybe Jumbo Joe the last one?)

I appreciate Kovalchuk's talent but can't peg him for more than 60-62 points.

[mounD]

I don't know if anyone has the stats handy but I don't think there has been many 35+ years old racking 70pts in recent NHL history...(maybe Jumbo Joe the last one?)

I appreciate Kovalchuk's talent but can't peg him for more than 60-62 points.

I mean ... that's absolute best case scenario / ceiling type production, thinking he is going to top 70-75 points. On the other hand, if he remains healthy and gets the deployment that most folks expect (Line 1 and PP1), I'd be very surprised if he finishes lower than 60-65. I think that's a pretty safe bet if you're drafting him as a 30-30 type player -- which is very valuable in its own right. He's probably also going to be a bulk shooter (200-250 SOG take that to the bank).