Quoting: IcemanJoe
I’m curious why you think his assists will decline? He was playing with a 4th line C and a rookie last year. I actually think he’s a 90+ point guy when he’s with other offensive minded guys.
Also Fiala won’t be looking for a short term deal, I’d imagine 6 is the fewest years he’ll do. Russo speculated he’s looking for 7-7.25 mil per. I’d imagine that’s over 6/7 years. He just put up 85 points, now is his time to cash in. Wild only offered 6 mil / 3 last year.
Fiala’s goals are pretty steady
23G in 64 games, 0.36 goals per game
20G in 50 games, 0.40 goals per game
33G in 82 games, 0.40 goals per game
I’m not going to break down PP versus 5v5 goals
Boldy, that rookie, made his NHL debut on Jan 6th
Fiala’s splits before and after Jan 6th
31 games, 7G, 14A, 21 pts, 0.68 PPG
51 games, 26G, 38A, 64 pts, 1.25 PPG
Gaudreau’s splits before and after Jan 6th
25 games, 2G, 8A, 10 pts, 0.40 PPG
51 games, 12G, 22A, 34 pts, 0.67 PPG
Boldy is going to be good, and he’s the reason for Fiala’s uptick in assists.
MIN had a good team before Boldy arrived, so it’s difficult to say Fiala will have the same success as he did with Boldy, and even with Boldy, Fiala’s numbers could return to their previous levels, hard to say. I see this as Fiala’s career year, and on a contract year that’s good for him. New team, new line mates, new system, we’ll see how he fairs, but I’m not worried about his goals, they will come.