Paladin2799
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- Jul 15, 2009
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Turris looked pretty bad these playoffs no doubt, i was surprised how invisible he looked in the avs series. I’d give him another season though, he’s been pretty consistent for awhile now with his production. If he continues his poor play though it could look pretty bad for Nashville, as Girard has looked really good early on.
To be fair, most people pegged Duchene as a 5-10 point upgrade on Turris, which is exactly what happened this year. Duchene also has averaged 55 points his last 4 years (over 300 games). Usually forwards don’t increase their production after age 28 so it might be fair to say Duchene is just a 50-60 point player now, which isnt good enough in my opinion if Ottawa wants to win this trade. With Duchene it’s strange, he looks better than his stats show and always has, after 4 seasons of playing at a 55 point pace though it might be time to call a spade a spade. The good thing about Duchene is that I think he will age well, so even if he’s only a 50 point player now, he should be one for awhile.
Players rarely step out of those point totals except when they really have sheer chemistry with their linemates.
Great example is Kulemin from Toronto when he played with grabovski. He scored something near 30 goals that year, and then reverted back to his normal totals.