Players, who were getting worse and worse after their first [successful] NHL season

[Perfect_Drug]

A goalie winning the calder is a rare feat.

Jim Carey got the Vezina.

 

[tucker3434]

Surprised you throw that out without Galiardi and Wolski. I had such high hopes for all of them.

Those guys started hot as well but Svatos had 32 goals in 61 games.

 

[SenzZen]

Andrej Meszároš

 

[McDLT]

Conacher

 

[Esko6]

It is not like he was getting worse and worse but his first season was his best one - Selanne

Nah, that was a weird season with very high scoring, scoring had been going down after the 80's but suddenly spiked again in 92-93. He was a Hart runner up twice in the late 90s, those were better seasons.

 

[M88K]

Fabian Brunnstrom
Valeri Nichushkin

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Cam Fowler - 10 goals 30 assists 40 points, never has done that again.
He should never had been rushed to the NHL because his team was short on Dmen which is what WPG is doing with Heinola.

 

[nihlify]

This is a bit silly when people list guys who are in their early 20s.

I agree with this. While it may be technically true that a young players might regress after a stellar first season, I think the spirit of this thread is a player that never rebounded, meaning you'd have to have played in the nhl a decent amount.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

RNH, many Oiler fans will argue that he's a better all-around player but he's never repeated the offensive instincts or shown to be as dynamic as his rookie season.

 

[voxel]

RNH, many Oiler fans will argue that he's a better all-around player but he's never repeated the offensive instincts or shown to be as dynamic as his rookie season.

Probably due to shoulder surgery. He did have a career last season but he’s not as dynamic as he was in his first two years. Baby Datysuk.

The correct answer to this question is Andrew Cogliano. He looked like a new Bure.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

The Matthews/Laine answers are either stupid or tired attempts at trolling, do better.

Myers is a fantastic pick for a guy still in the league, though.

 

[ijuka]

My pick was Tyler Myers before entering the thread but seems like that one was a bit too obvious.

Also, Jesse Puljujärvi, Nail Yakupov.

 

[Voight]

Steve Mason.

Calder winner, 3rd in Vezina voting, lead the Jackets to their first ever playoffs.

 

[Yackiberg8]

My pick was Tyler Myers before entering the thread but seems like that one was a bit too obvious.

Also, Jesse Puljujärvi, Nail Yakupov.

Puljujarvi definitely did not have a successful first season.

 

[max21]

Andre Burakovsky

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Dion Phaneuf

Was a Norris finalist in his third season. Despite his lower goal totals, he got better and better throughout his ELC. And then he forgot how to skate and hit the net with his shot.

 

[StoneHands]

Matt Read.

 

[qqaz]

Fabian Brunnstrom
Valeri Nichushkin

I was going to saysay Brunnstrom. Super short career, but I guess the topic lends itself to that.

I'll add Bogosian to the list. Injuries are part of it, but it's still a fact. And it's a bit interesting that Tyler Myers is also in this thread, since they were traded for each other (among other piecespieces).

 

[Kent Nilsson]

Luke Schenn

 

[Hasa92]

Olli Määttä

 

[Paris in Flames]

William Nylander.

William Nylander had a second season that was identical to his first season. You could even argue that his second season was better.

So....nice try.

 

[Kamiccolo]

William Nylander had a second season that was identical to his first season. You could even argue that his second season was better.

So....nice try.

And after all the shit he took on here, and continues to take, he has been the Leafs most consistent forward so far this year with 4 points in 4 games, including this beauty the other night.



Eventually, like all of these nonsense things, people will slowly stop saying it and then pretend the narrative was never that he was a bust and a cap dump, and then just move on to someone else (Like Marner after calling him the Leafs best player all summer)

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Dion Phaneuf

Dion was excellent for his first three years in the league

 

[Jugitsu]

Pierre-Marc Bouchard, The Wild's 8th overall pick from 2002. Started out very strong, with a 59 point campaign in his first full season, followed by 57 and 63 point stints. After that it was one 46 points season in 08-09, only 71 games though before he got a bad concussion. Missed almost entirely the next season and never recovered. Was scared of his own shadow after that. Bouchard remains today one of the most skilled players I've seen: the IQ and soft hands combined with very smooth skating was fun to watch. Who knows what he would've amounted without that concussion that ruined him as a hockey player.

edit:

His hands were so filthy:

 

[sparxx87]

Dion was excellent for his first three years in the league

I disagree. He’s always been a low IQ player but the mistakes were more tolerable from a young d man with those tools.

Year 2, 3, 4, there wasn’t much growth from my perspective and that’s what started to press Sutter’s patience IMO. The Flames knew he’d already peaked and that’s why they traded him to Toronto for nickels and dimes.

Just my $0.02.