Player Discussion Cole Caufield - Part 12

[McGees]

Realistic goal expectations for this year…
60?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Realistic goal expectations for this year…
60?

Per game?

 

[BLONG7]

We have to find a way.........to feed him the puck on the PP on the Ovie dot.....so many good teams with good PP's have a guy on that half wall, Ovie, Stamkos, Pasta etc
Caufield has that shot...........now, how do we get it to him? Who will be our PP QB? It's going on 5 years, and no replacement for Markov.
I wish they would use Romanov alot more on the PP, he could become that guy.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Realistic goal expectations for this year…
60?

Imagine!

I would say 25 goals+ if he plays 70+ games. If he gets 30-40 range, I'll be impressed but not surprised

 

[Mandala]

How about 10-15 goals? He his a rookie and this would be success.

 

[Help]

How about 10-15 goals? He his a rookie and this would be success.

 

[TesseractPrice]

Caufield is one of the two favourite for the Calder along with Zegras

Honestly if he stays healthy and the power play can go around 20%, I can see him having a 30 goals-35 assists-65 points rookie season

He's the first Habs prospect that I saw that makes me think he'll be a point per game player for multiple season in his prime

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

i say between 20 to 25 goals and even that would be really good if he scores more then 25 on his rookie season this kid will be scoring 40 a season in 2 years

 

[KevSkillz4]

I think he is ready to put 30 goals, 30 assists and 60 points and more.

At PP, Drouin, Suzuki and Hoffman have pretty good passing ability and KK have good vision too.

That's why i want MTL keep Drouin (if he is in package with KK for Eichel, let's do it) but Drouin have pretty good passing ability at PP... and we need good playmaker to feed player like Caufield and Hoffman. (even Toffoli).

 

[Captain97]

How about 10-15 goals? He his a rookie and this would be success.

Considering he scored 8 goals in his first 30 games, 20 of which were in the playoffs where scoring tends to go down 25 - 30 isn't a crazy thought at all.

Scoring 10 would mean he would score one goal every 8. 2 games when in his first 30 games he scored at a rate less than one in every 4.

 

[Garbageyuk]

Imagine!

I would say 25 goals+ if he plays 70+ games. If he gets 30-40 range, I'll be impressed but not surprised

I think 30+ is actually a safe bet.

 

[MSLs absurd thighs]

20 goals is the bar where I say he has met the expectations.
Anything less would be a tad underwhelming.

 

[habsterr]

My expectations 20 goals and 50 points. A full NHL season is hard on a rookie.

 

[Habs Halifax]

I think 30+ is actually a safe bet.

If he plays a full season with no injuries, it's very possible. So far it's 10 regular season games and 20 in the playoffs. 4 goals in both. So if you prorate that, it's 22 goals. He should be much more comfortable and it will be more open in the regular season as well.

 

[26Mats]

I think 30+ is actually a safe bet.

We have 4 guys that on paper should get 30 goals: Hoffman, Toffoli, Caufield, and Gallagher.

But do we have the centers and the dmen to get them the puck??

 

[BLONG7]

We have 4 guys that on paper should get 30 goals: Hoffmsn, Toffili, Csufield, and Gallagher.

But do we have the centers and the dmen to get them the puck??

Or the PP QB? I think if our PP can become better, we will score alot more goals....
We will know soon enough...

 

[McGuires Corndog]

We have 4 guys that on paper should get 30 goals: Hoffmsn, Toffili, Csufield, and Gallagher.

But do we have the centers and the dmen to get them the puck??

Prediction: Only Hoffman hits 30 this year

Hoffman: 33
Caufield: 28
Toffoli: 28
Gallagher: 26

 

[26Mats]

Prediction: Only Hoffman hits 30 this year

Hoffman: 33
Caufield: 28
Toffoli: 28
Gallagher: 26

And Anderson?

 

[Licou]

Prediction: Only Hoffman hits 30 this year

Hoffman: 33
Caufield: 28
Toffoli: 28
Gallagher: 26

Man I hope we can juice 20 from Gallagher next season, if ever again..

 

[Habs Halifax]

Prediction: Only Hoffman hits 30 this year

Hoffman: 33
Caufield: 28
Toffoli: 28
Gallagher: 26

I'd be fine with that goal production from them 4 if the Habs are a top 10 defensive team as well.

 

[Habs Halifax]

And Anderson?

Guesses but Anderson should be in that mix as well. I'd be willing to bet Anderson gets more than Gallaher this year. Caufield will get time with Suzuki (both 5/5 and PP) so I bet he has the higher probability to get 30 goals if he plays 82 games or at least 75.

 

[jaffy27]

How about 10-15 goals? He his a rookie and this would be success.

Not for his pedigree……that’s what Lehkonen did in his rookie year, 18 goals


Think we can allow ourselves to dream a little bigger

 

[Hins77]

How about 10-15 goals? He his a rookie and this would be success.

10-15 goals, would be a disapointing if its whats happen. I expect something around 25 goals

 

[Habs Halifax]

Not for his pedigree……that’s what Lehkonen did in his rookie year, 18 goals


Think we can allow ourselves to dream a little bigger

Agreed. If he only scores 10-15 goals, that means he is not playing a full season and get hurt. He's not coming in to play 3rd line and limited PP minutes. He's coming in and will be used a fair amount in an offensive role.

 

[smcgreg]

We have 4 guys that on paper should get 30 goals: Hoffman, Toffoli, Caufield, and Gallagher.

But do we have the centers and the dmen to get them the puck??

Huh??? On paper should get 30?

None of those guys have consistently put up 30 per season. Yes, (other than CC) they've done it once or twice, but to say they should? CC has not played a full season in the NHL, not sure how you say he should either.

Don't get me wrong, I'm very positive on this offensive crop, more so than in any time I can remember. The great thing is there are a lot of guys it would be reasonable to expect 25+ from and one or two may hit 30. Like others have said, Andy should be on that list in the 20s and probably Suzuki as well. In that scenario, the Habs score way more goals than in past years. What's great about it though is, it's not all hanging on one guy getting 30 or 35 like the Patches years. If one or even two are off, probabilities would say, one or two will be really good and it will still be a great offense. And,... there is a low likelihood, but still a possibility, that as it seems you're expecting, multiple guys could hit 30 and that would be fantastic as a Habs fan and an offensive dynamo team the likes of which I can't remember since.......... well, I was a kid, so, I can't remember.

My point is, on paper, none of those guys is a proven consistent 30 goal scorer. But... they should all be expected to be in the mid-high 20s, adding in Andy and Suzuki in the 20s and CC likely in that range and possibly higher,.... it's an exciting forward group to be sure.