Edited Jun. 19, 2023 at 12:39 p.m.
Quoting: JoeROFLCOPTER
Right but he got 27 last year.
That raises questions -- were those 40Gs just lucky? Did he get them because he played with Kane?
I certainly think he can fetch 30-35 with Detroit, but I'm not so sure on 40.
Not lucky but 40 G is going to be his best seasons. Not every player is always going to produce at his max potential, there is always some circumstances
Last year, these circumstances in Ottawa were :
- Ottawa has a dysfunctional coaching staff. They don't know how to instill 2-way hockey and their hockey systems are pretty basic/bad for the NHL level.
- DeBrincat and Batherson both missed Norris all season. Offense comes from quick efficient defense. Norris is a top notch 2-way center already
- Pinto did all he could but it was a bit too much to ask to babysit 2 offensive wingers in his rookie season, after missing a whole season due to injury
You put DeBrincat with Stutzle and Giroux all season and he ends up PPG (which is 16 pts from what he scored), even on that discombobulated team
DeBrincat is going to score 30+ most years.
Quoting: Lancebmx
I think Debrincat scores 35 with Detroit eventually. I think the trade, new team, new system, new city didn't help him. Plus he was playing with a rookie centre. If Norris isn't hurt how many more goals does he score?
Pierre Dorion and DJ Smith are not the best people at their job, to say the least. DeBrincat with Norris is not super smart because Norris is not a playmaker, he's a pure goal scorer. Batherson is a pretty good playmaker though, his passing is top notch, him and Norris are deadly together. But was he supposed to feed both Norris and DeBrincat at the same time? DeBrincat is good at playmaking though so he was not going to score 40 on that line. Norris would have
Before the season, I wanted :
DeBrincat - Stutzle - Giroux
Tkachuk - Norris - Batherson