Bjugstad only played 55% of his even strength TOI with Barkov and Dadanov. You saw how productive he was playing on that top line, and you'd assume that his production would have been higher than 49 points if he played a good majority of his TOI on the top line with Barkov and Dads.
Sure then look out how many Goals and first Assist he had with the Line. and 55% is over a half Season
7 G
4 1st Assist
5 2nd Assist
I think you all know what those Numbers are, right. Bjugstad Points, while the whole line or Barkov was involved. he had 13 Points with Barkov and it would be around 19 points when i would also include Dadonov. I counted those from 1.january 2018 thats more then a half Season, by the Way the Line Bjugstad/Bar/Dad was founded around mid. January.
20-21/49 points While playing with Dadoniv
13/49 points while playing with Barkov since January 2018
16/49 Points while playing with Barkov Beginning of the Season
20/49 while playing with TopLine that is unfer 50% of his Points he make during the whole Season and this is productive in one Way maybe. But when he play half of the Season at it make only under 50% of his Points, that means if he plays 100% with them he still would reach 49/52 Points Season. maybe in a break out Season around 60 and sorry 60 Points is a minimum playing TopLine.
And in the Future he will see no PP Time, 90%-95% of his Points was on even strength, he only make few points in PP.
I believe that Barkov/Dadonov have Line chemistry, i believe Dadonov/Bjugstad have some kind of chemistry. But not really Barkov and Bjugstad, yes line chemistry is build over Years and sometimes need time, see Winnipeg Jets.
So i still go with my Line there is no real Line chemistry, yes 2/3 Players have chemistry but the whole line as one not really.
I give some people here the Point 7 Goals in a half of a Season is not bad, but is it good that a Top Player in contract can only score playing with two of the best in the Team. You know what is Line chemistry for me is what Bjugstad had with Tallon Doghouse Guys. McCann and Brickley. We all know how it ended, Brickley dissapeared, McCann the next 4th Line Center, Bjugstad was placed on 2 Top Lines. Scored with Huberdeau, with Barkov and Dadonov, not so good while with Trocheck.
example of end of the Year i can see the Line chemistry, 2 play for one that he get some open goal chances.