Terry did not stay the same, cmon you can't be serious he was one of our only line drivers (if you even want to call our forwards that) Him and very few others would even carry the puck in everyone would just dump or chip and chase.
tl;dr version:
Terry at the NHL level with the puck
Epic version:
You mean the thing he's been doing for the past few years? Everyone on here knows Terry's got mad talent, but I essentially see the same player. Lots of "oohs" and "ahhhs", but the end production is meh. We're all still waiting for Terry to breakout... going into year 4.
Terry: AHL
Terry | | | | | | |
Year | League | Games | G | A | Pts | PPG |
2018-19 | AHL | 41 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 1.00 |
2019-20 | AHL | 14 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1.14 |
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We are in awe with what Terry does in the AHL, which is why we've been so giddy about what he can do at the NHL level!
Terry: NHL
Terry | | | | | | |
Year | League | Games | G | A | Pts | PPG |
2018-19 | NHL | 32 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.41 |
2019-20 | NHL | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.32 |
2020-21 | NHL | 48 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0.42 |
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The difference between Terry's AHL play and NHL play should have you wanting more. Three seasons of similar production that makes you go, "huh." Don't you want something close to his AHL production at the NHL level or are you seriously trying to defend this lack of production because he does a lot of figure skating on the ice? I want more. You should want more. Terry is trending towards the "Holland Hang-up" which is great in the AHL and stuck waiting at the NHL level.
Is there another prospect we can compare Terry to that shows a noticeable improvement?
Comtois
Comtois | | | | | | |
Year | League | Games | G | A | Pts | PPG |
2018-19 | NHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
2019-20 | AHL | 31 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0.77 |
| NHL | 29 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.38 |
2020-21 | NHL | 55 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 0.60 |
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We were all hyped up with Comtois' 10-game audition, but most of his damage came at the start of the 10-games and fortuitously got injured so he didn't have to be exposed to the Seattle expansion draft. That is just a small sample at the NHL level for Comtois, but at least we know he can produce. Now, look at Comtois' AHL production. It isn't anywhere near Terry's AHL production. We can project that Comtois shouldn't produce better than Terry at the NHL level, but it wasn't the case. Terry's production has plateaued. For Comtois, there is noticeable improvement between these past two seasons in production is easily identifiable, from 0.38 ppg to 0.60 ppg. Comtois surpassed Terry at the NHL, AINEC.