Quoting: ArakinSkywalker
Guy puts up 38 goals last season, seems like he has all the steps he needs. Highly doubt they signed him to 7mil for 3 years to play 3rd line minutes
Quoting: bhavikp27
yes, it's because of cap issues
It's not just money.
12 of those goals were on the PP.
His 5v5 stats were ok, don't get me wrong. But he's a year old and getting slower.
You can see the change coming, his GF/GA was even last year on 5v5. That hasn't happened since a rare season in 2009.
if you take out his injury year, his GFoi is the lowest it's been since 2010, in a league where scoring is up.
You give the age, look at some of the advanced stats and start to see the decline is there. He's 35, he's had a good career, but he's not going to be a top line player forever.
I wouldn't count on him being a top 6 player in a league that keeps getting faster. The legs just aren't there anymore.
I'm just being honest, I don't think he can keep up with say Seguin on the ice. He'd slow him down.