Coleman has one point in fourteen games, his production was a flash in the pan
I feel like I've had to use this phrase close to a thousand times this season, but I have to use it again at least one more time.
Market correction.
Coleman was producing at a 48 point per 82 game pace before this current stretch of 1 point in his last 14 games. He's now producing at a pace of 6 points per 82 games over this 14 game stretch. And on the season? He's now at a 39 point per 82 game pace. There was a period earlier this year where he was on pace for over 50 points. Is Coleman a 50 point a year player like his earlier pacing would suggest? Probably not. Is Coleman a 6 point a year player like his last 14 game stretch would suggest? Absolutely not.
Even if he's a 39 point per 82 game player, even if he's a 35 point per 82 game player, that's still a pretty good 3rd line forward. Better than most of the 3rd line guys we've had here in years.
I have to go through this market correction thing so much. ''Blackwood's January was bad, he's really no better than Kinkaid is!''. Yeah but his December was unsustainably good. He wasn't gonna sustain a .960+% beyond half a dozen games. ''Doesn't matter, he's now suffering from this poor defense like Kinkaid was. It's impossible for a goalie to play above league average on this team behind this D''.
''Palmieri isn't a real first line winger. He's only producing at a 20 goal per season pace over his last 40 games''. Dude, he was never gonna score 180 goals like he was on pace for during the first few games of the year or 90 goals like he was after the first 9 games but whatever.
''Jesper Bratt has barely any goals over the last calendar year. He's really not that good. 3 of his goals came in his first 2 NHL games!''. Dude, he was never gonna score a goal on every single shot on goal he took.
