White Shadow
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- Jan 7, 2016
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Yeah, I think Zaitsev is about as good as he's going to get. And same applies to Hyman. Leo had one good offensive year, and then came back down to earth - he's pretty much been the same level of player since coming to the NHL.
An athletes body is in their physical peak in that 22-26ish age range. There obviously some exceptions, but those seem to be more outliers. Can't say I agree that there's been zero mileage on his body - he's been an athletes his entire adult life.
Maybe he improves a bit after getting accustomed to the NHL next season, but I do think what we see is what we get with him.
So you think a player only improves because he gets physically stronger? Do you give no credence to experience? Learning the pro game, the angles to take, the other players, the coaching staff, the goalies means nothing in terms of game improvement?