moon111
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"Zack Hyman only scored 10 goals, 18 assists for 29 points."
We'll never confuse Zack Hyman for William Nylander, but the constant pounding you hear from fans is unbelievable. To be quite honestly, this guys comes from no-where!
The simple fact is, the guy was just able to play all kinds of minutes and be trusted. For all the talents in the world, he simply out-worked them. He knocked established
veteran players out of the NHL. His hustle is second to none. Is he an elite scorer? No. So let's compare his rookie season to some other players... some who are 'elite' scorers:
Lets see how he's done:
In his first season, Hyman established himself as a premier defensive forward. The fact is, the Leaf fan base got excited for Wellwood's 11 goals in his rookie season, despite his inability
to offer much else. But with players like Matthews, Nylander, and Marner, fans are actually upset with having a rookie that can play two-way hockey that only scored 28 points.
We might as well take a quick look at some of his other accolades he's accomplished.
Pretty accomplished player. Determined. A winner. Oh, and the Children's books are pretty cool to.
To sum it up, the Leafs gave up Greg McKegg for a player drafted in the 5th round. We could all see that he was never going be an elite scorer. But some could see something else, that he's a winner.
You have to ask yourself, did the Leafs trade a possible career AHLer for a player that came in and possibly LEAD the team in some aspects? What a great dimension to have. It allowed Babcock
to ice not just one player, but an entire line of nothing but rookies! And this is just the beginning. Matthews works on his face-off, Nylander works on his defensive game, Hyman works on his offensive game, etc.
We might not of seen anything yet.
We'll never confuse Zack Hyman for William Nylander, but the constant pounding you hear from fans is unbelievable. To be quite honestly, this guys comes from no-where!
The simple fact is, the guy was just able to play all kinds of minutes and be trusted. For all the talents in the world, he simply out-worked them. He knocked established
veteran players out of the NHL. His hustle is second to none. Is he an elite scorer? No. So let's compare his rookie season to some other players... some who are 'elite' scorers:
- Henrik Sedin scored 9 goals, 20 assists for 29 points in 82 games.
- Phil Kessel scored 11 goals, 18 assists for 29 points in 70 games.
- Niklas Hagman scored 10 goals, 18 assists for 29 points in 78 games.
- Craig Simpson scored 11 goals, 17 assists for 28 points in 76 games.
- Vincent Lecavalier scored 13 goals, 15 assists for 28 points in 82 games.
- P.J. Axelsson scored 8 goals, 19 assists for 27 points in 82 games.
- Milan Lucic scored 8 goals, 19 assists for 27 points in 77 games.
Lets see how he's done:
- 31st all-time short-handed points scored for NHL rookies.
- Most short-handed goals by a Leaf rookie.
- Tied with six other Leafs for most consecutive assists (6)
- 104th all-time hits by a rookie.
- 36th all-time blocked shots by a rookie forward.
- 56th all-time take-aways by a rookie forward.
- 10th all-time penalty-killing ice-time by a rookie.
In his first season, Hyman established himself as a premier defensive forward. The fact is, the Leaf fan base got excited for Wellwood's 11 goals in his rookie season, despite his inability
to offer much else. But with players like Matthews, Nylander, and Marner, fans are actually upset with having a rookie that can play two-way hockey that only scored 28 points.
We might as well take a quick look at some of his other accolades he's accomplished.
- OJHL North-West Conference First All-Star Team 2010–11
- OJHL BJ Monroe Trophy 2010–11
- OJHL Most Gentlemanly Player 2010–11
- CJHL Player of the Year 2010–11
- Bates/Deskins Award Winner 2014
- GLI All-Tournament Team 2014
- All-Big Ten First Team 2014–15
- AHCA West First-Team All-American 2014–15
- Big Ten Scoring Champion 2014–15
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team 2015
- Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Award Finalist 2015
- Hobey Baker Award Top-10 Finalist 2015
- Capital One First Team Academic All-District Selection 2015
- Capital One Academic All-America Division I Men's At-Large Team 2015
- University of Michigan Athlete of the Year 2015
- NSCA All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year 2015
- Joseph E. Barss Award "True Team Player" 2014–15
- Hal Downes Trophy "Most Valuable Player" 2014–15
- Doc Losh Trophy "Scoring Leader" 2014–15
- Carl Isaacson Trophy "Best Student Athlete" 2014–15
- 2015 All-American Athlete Award by The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NCSA) and EAS Sports Nutrition
- 2014-15 Senior Athlete of The Year Award winner from Michigan.
- As a 17-year-old underage player, was Assistant Captain in the U20 Three Nations tournament.
- Gold medal winner for Canada at the 2013 Maccabiah Games held in Israel.
Pretty accomplished player. Determined. A winner. Oh, and the Children's books are pretty cool to.
To sum it up, the Leafs gave up Greg McKegg for a player drafted in the 5th round. We could all see that he was never going be an elite scorer. But some could see something else, that he's a winner.
You have to ask yourself, did the Leafs trade a possible career AHLer for a player that came in and possibly LEAD the team in some aspects? What a great dimension to have. It allowed Babcock
to ice not just one player, but an entire line of nothing but rookies! And this is just the beginning. Matthews works on his face-off, Nylander works on his defensive game, Hyman works on his offensive game, etc.
We might not of seen anything yet.
