Here's a team of players I think will impress next year. Some of these player's contracts are up so I had to create them. You'll notice it's mostly young players because they grow the most. A lot of these players I'm going to be looking to draft in fantasy, others I just think will have good seasons. Also, I first so this idea on a post by @drshnuckles91. Here's what I predict for each for these players:
Lucas Raymond: 2nd in rookie scoring, Calder winner
Sebastian Aho: 100 point scorer, Hart finalist
Martin Necas: Point-per-game scorer
Roope Hintz: 70 point season, 10 points in seven playoff games
Jack Hughes: 75 point scorer, 35 goals
Anthony Mantha: 65 points, 40 goals, top 20 in hits, leads Caps in scoring
Anthony Beauvillier: Leads Islanders in scoring, 65 points
Marco Rossi: Leads rookies in scoring, 40 assists, Calder finalist
Sam Bennet: Third leading scorer on Florida, 70 points, top ten in hits and PIM
Trevor Zegras: Leads Anaheim in scoring, 50 points, 20 goals
Ross Colton: Breaks into the top 6 of Tampa Bay, 50 points
Jesperi Kotkeniemi: 60 points, 25 goals
Moritz Seider: Leads rookie defenceman in points, assists, TOI, calder finalist
Aaron Ekblad: Norris winner, 60 points
Mikey Anderson: 30 ponts, 25 assists
Noah Dobson: Leads Islanders Defenceman in points, top 10 in D-man scoring
Thomas Chabot: Noris Finalist, 55 points, leads league in TOI
Mackenzie Weegar: Leads league in +/-, 45 points
Jack Campbell: Vezina finalist, 40 wins, 920+ SVP
Ilya Sorokin: 25 wins, -2 GAA
Jeremy Swayman: 30 wins, 915+ SVP
I agree on the beauvillier take, he has 32 points in his last 36 games. I actually think pulock will lead the isles D in points, he's due for some positive regression after being super unlucky this season.
Would Chabot putting up 55 points and leading the league in TOI really even be a surprise to anyone? That's basically what he's been doing over the last three seasons.
If I were you put any Sens player on this list, I think it's probably Erik Brannstrom. He struggled early when he was stapled to a totally useless Erik Gudbranson, but as the season went on and his minutes started to increase, he really started to take strides, especially once he got an NHL level D partner. In a full season next year, I could easily see him posting 40+ points (was on a 36 point pace this year) and cementing himself as a top 4 offensive D.
I agree on the beauvillier take, he has 32 points in his last 36 games. I actually think pulock will lead the isles D in points, he's due for some positive regression after being super unlucky this season.
I feel like there’s a word for that. Pro-Prog-progression!
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