Wow, this man has declined hard. 47 points in 39 games in 16-17, following year 27 points in 30 games, now last season he produces 22 points in 37 games. Any input?
He knows he's had some tough couple of years in the interviews by him. He's had some bad luck too, he got a viral infection two years ago and missed an entire month of development.
Since then he has been surpassed by other players decreasing his ice time, but he's played much better than what his numbers have said the last two seasons. His biggest problem is that he's a undersized player who is a very mediocre skater. If he wants to get to a higher level, he has to improve his skating even though the talent is there.
@Our Lady Peace is correct about what happened to him, but to discredit his stats is kind of hilarious. He was absolutely a dominant force during his freshman year and got those numbers. You can say the same thing about him now, in terms of that he's played better than what his numbers have said. Once again his problems aren't a lack of talent, it's a lack of involvement and skating (which I admit are still pretty significant).