Halak Ness Monster
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It'll definitely be interesting to see how much of Schenn's season is the adrenaline of finally getting the chance to center some stars, and not be trapped in Giroux's shadow...and how much is Schenn finally getting to make full use of the talent that had made him such a hyped prospect.
All I can say is I haven't found anything to truly dislike about Brayden Schenn through 16 games. The exception, I guess, being his ability on faceoffs.
And the crazy thing is that he is on pace for 5 power play goals this year. His 5 on 5 game has been outstanding.
I think you're seeing a former #1 overall prospect flourish now that he is being trusted to play 19-20 minutes a night with stud wingers. I don't think it's flukish. Schenn is just a really talented player.
I'm hoping that Schenn's career trajectory is like Patrick Marleau's. Where all of the sudden he went from a career high of 57 points through his first 7 seasons to posting 6 seasons of 70+ points starting at age 26. Of course, the offense in the league did increase a ton following the lost season in 2004-05 and that likely played a huge part(they also added Joe Thornton that year)
But I mean take a look at the two. Schenn averaged 57 ponts in Philly the last two years and is now on pace for 92 at age 26.
Marleau posted back to back years of 57 points before shooting up to 83 at age 26.