Quoting: jnowariak
Yeah, I get that JEE is having a career year but it’s still important to consider the sample size. He’s always been a great defensive C and he’s added some offense to his game this year, I would expect him to remain an elite defensive C for years to come but a 20 game sample isn’t enough to convince me that his offense is truly a hallmark of his game and not an outlier. That’s not saying he can’t continue his offense but we would be having a different conversation if he had flipped this years and last years offensive numbers. There’s a lot of decency bias at play here, he’s played 5 seasons and broken the 30 pt mark twice (if you assume he continues his current pace).
If JEE wants to bet on himself and go shorter term, he should. But that’s going to mean less money now. He’ll have to wait until UFA for that and risk that money on the bank.
I think we can all agree JEE shouldn't have been in the NHL his first 2 seasons. It hasn't just been 20 games this year, he was on this same trajectory last 50+ games of last season.
Last year FWDs 5v5 JEE finished (200 mins played min):
-71st (tie) for 1st assists, 64th (tie) 1st a/60
-52nd (tie) total assists, 44th (tie) a/60
-113th (tie) total points, 105th (tie) in p/60
-212th (tie) goals, 131st (tie) g/60
The top-6 points production was there last year 5v5. The production has held up so far this year too, he's just swapping goals for assists.
You can't compare his PP totals to anyone, because he had less than 7 mins of PP ToI. This year's PP has been a disaster, but that's on the coaches and their personnel choices and overall setup.