Poll: How many guys score 15+ goals?

[abo9]

Price wins Vezina

Over 56 games, why not? This team usually starts of the year rolling and Price has shown last Summer that he can be a difference maker. The gap between goalies in the NHL is so small that we should not be surprised to see any of the top 15-20 win the Vezina in any given year

 

[Habs Halifax]

Anybody want to change your vote after 4 games? Only 4 games but 11 guys are on pace for 14 goals.

 

[Habssince89]

I guessed 6.

Suzuki
Toffoli
Gallagher
Tatar
Anderson
KK

I think the first 4 are more or less locks for 15, I think anderson won't score less than 13, and KK is shooting more and going to the net, so it makes sense he will be have a high goal total. Plus he has Toffoli as a linemate which should help

 

[ahmedou]

We aren't that same scoreless team anymore. We should be spoiled on the scoring sheet. With the variety of offensive players that we got, minimum 6-8 players with 15 goals must be our main target.

The competition of top scorer of the season between them will be animated. I can't predict which one gonna be the winner. Suspense suspense...

 

[Habs Halifax]

* 10 guys with 0.24 goals/game or higher (20 goal pace for full season)
* Another 6 guys with 0.14 goals/game (12 goal pace for a full season)

I'm sure it dries up a bit but the pace we are on with balanced scoring on is almost historic. Bruins hold the record with 11 20 goal guys in one season. A few teams have had 10 but usually, you only see about 7 for teams with good goal scoring. I like what I am seeing and I think we might all be way off with our voting. At this stage, 6-8 is probable. 56 game season will be an "*" but I don't care

 

[sandviper]

I want to say this scoring won’t be sustainable but goaltending in the North hasn’t been very good, let alone defensive play. Heck, even we haven’t been stone walls as well.

 

[Habs Halifax]

I want to say this scoring won’t be sustainable but goaltending in the North hasn’t been very good, let alone defensive play. Heck, even we haven’t been stone walls as well.

I wonder how our top 3 lines and above average 4th line ranks with other teams that have had depth like that? Anybody got a past season reference of anther team who had depth like that?

I doubt we have 9, 10, or 11 guys with 14/15 goals (20 goal pace) but 6-8 looks probable if we stay away from injuries.

 

[Andy]

There is only one puck and a limited amount of game time.

It's often the case that when a team adds a goal scorer to the lineup that another goal scorer sees a reduction in goals because of basic game limitations.

If 14 goals is a 20 goal equivalent, I could see three habs reaching that threshold by the end of the season. I'd guess Gallagher, Toffoli and Anderson will hit those totals.

You also need to factor in injuries.

The last time the habs had more than three 20 goal scorers was 2014/2015.

Since 2014/2015, the habs have had only more than two 20 goal scorers once.

Also, I think a "5 and under category" shouldn't be the first option in the poll. It should be 3, then 5.

Anyone expect five 20 goal scorers should really adjust their expectations. The habs only made the playoffs twice in the last 5 years and would have missed last season if not for the COVID tournament.

The 2018/2019 lightning had 5 players with 20 goals or more and that was a very, very deep team that scored a lot of goals. The 2007/2008 habs was one of its highest scoring teams in recent memory and they only 4 20 goal scorers.

Bumping this thread to see where we're at.

8 20 goal scorer (or equivalent) was always a crazy pipe dream.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Bumping this thread to see where we're at.

8 20 goal scorer (or equivalent) was always a crazy pipe dream.

5 or under vs 6-8 range was the heart of the debate. More than 8 was the pipe dream.

8 guys are 0.20 goals/game or higher at the moment. 0.24 goals/game is the 20 goal rate.

 

[Andy]

5 or under vs 6-8 range was the heart of the debate. More than 8 was the pipe dream.

8 guys are 0.20 goals/game or higher at the moment. 0.24 goals/game is the 20 goal rate.

The title explicitly states 15+ goal scorers.

Don't shift the goal posts

 

[26Mats]

5 or under vs 6-8 range was the heart of the debate. More than 8 was the pipe dream.

8 guys are 0.20 goals/game or higher at the moment. 0.24 goals/game is the 20 goal rate.

4 guys will hit 15 unless they fall off a cliff: Toffoli, Gallagher, Anderson, Petry.

Need to two guys to step up (I'm looking at you Tatar, Suzuki, and Perry). It's still possible. Suzuki needs to get 8 goals in the final 25 games, and Tatar 9.

 

[Habs Halifax]

The title explicitly states 15+ goal scorers.

Don't shift the goal posts

We already talked about that... it's basically 20 goal pace. That was the narrative and the 15 goals is more like a 22 goal pace over 82 games. You get the point I'm sure. If several guys get 13 or 14 goals, it's not a failure and you overlooking the 20 goal narrative over a full season cause your stuck on 13-15 goal range over 56 games.

 

[Habs Halifax]

4 guys will hit 15 unless they fall off a cliff: Toffoli, Gallagher, Anderson, Petry.

Need to two guys to step up (I'm looking at you Tatar, Suzuki, and Perry). It's still possible. Suzuki needs to get 8 goals in the final 25 games, and Tatar 9.

6-8 was probable but we will see. More than 8 was the dream. It might be 5 or 6 in the end and 13/14 goals is a 20 goal pace over 82 games. I'm not going to say it's a failure if several guys get 13 or 14 goals. Was not the point of the thread.

 

[Habs13]

We already talked about that... it's basically 20 goal pace. That was the narrative and the 15 goals is more like a 22 goal pace over 82 games. You get the point I'm sure. If several guys get 13 or 14 goals, it's not a failure and you overlooking the 20 goal narrative over a full season cause your stuck on 13-15 goal range over 56 games.

Poll says 15+... can't change it now.

Toffoli (18), Petry (11), Gallagher (12) and Anderson (11) are the only likely candidates to hit 15+. We are more than halfway but for fun, lets double the totals for the rest of the team and pretend we're going to be fire to end the season (We aren't, but lets dream). Nobody else hits 15 goals. Suzuki would be close at 14. That's it. Perry at 12. Danault, Drouin and Byron combined... 12.

 

[26Mats]

Poll says 15+... can't change it now.

Toffoli (18), Petry (11), Gallagher (12) and Anderson (11) are the only likely candidates to hit 15+. We are more than halfway but for fun, lets double the totals for the rest of the team and pretend we're going to be fire to end the season (We aren't, but lets dream). Nobody else hits 15 goals. Suzuki would be close at 14. That's it. Perry at 12. Danault, Drouin and Byron combined... 12.

Suzuki amd Tatar can still very realistically hit 15. But both would have to get hot to do so. They need 8 and 9 respectively over the final 25 games. Definitely doable, but unlikely both do it.

Petry could also slow down and conceivably not get 4 more goals from the point

 

[Habs13]

Suzuki amd Tatar can still very realistically hit 15. But both would have to get hot to do so. They need 8 and 9 respectively over the final 25 games. Definitely doable, but unlikely both do it.

Petry could also slow down and conceivably not get 4 more goals from the point

Possible yes, but as you said, unlikely. Just rolling stats. The only guaranteed player to hit that mark, is Toffoli! (Because he already has)

 

[26Mats]

Possible yes, but as you said, unlikely. Just rolling stats. The only guaranteed player to hit that mark, is Toffoli! (Because he already has)

Yeah I'm really rooting for Tatar and Suzuki to get hot.

We knew coming into the season we'd need balanced scoring, since we don't have a superstar (although perhaps Toffoli and Petry have reached superstar level??). But seriously, Toffoli, Gallagher, Anderson, and Petry are doing what we need them to do. We now need Tatar and Suzuki to get to another level. The good news: both were hot heading into this week before covid hit.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Poll says 15+... can't change it now.

Toffoli (18), Petry (11), Gallagher (12) and Anderson (11) are the only likely candidates to hit 15+. We are more than halfway but for fun, lets double the totals for the rest of the team and pretend we're going to be fire to end the season (We aren't, but lets dream). Nobody else hits 15 goals. Suzuki would be close at 14. That's it. Perry at 12. Danault, Drouin and Byron combined... 12.

20 goal pace over 56 games is 13.65 goals. I know what the poll says but with me it was 20 goal narrative but over 56 games. Not worth a debate over 1-2 goal difference.

 

[Andy]

One game left in the season. Only 2 players reached 15+ goals. I'll say 3 because Gallagher would have easily made it had he not been injured.

Still one game left, but this is prorated goals over an 82 game season.

Name	G
Tyler Toffoli	44
Brendan Gallagher	33
Cole Caufield	27
Josh Anderson	27
Nick Suzuki	19
Jeff Petry	18
Tomas Tatar	17
Corey Perry	15
Joel Armia	14
Artturi Lehkonen	12
Artturi Lehkonen	12
Shea Weber	10
Paul Byron	9
Eric Staal	8
Phillip Danault	8
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	7
Jake Evans	5
Joel Edmundson	4
Jonathan Drouin	4
Brett Kulak	4
Ben Chiarot	2
Alexander Romanov	2
Victor Mete	0
Erik Gustafsson	0
Alex Belzile	0
Otto Leskinen	0
Cayden Primeau	0
Xavier Ouellet	0
Michael Frolik	0
Jon Merrill	0

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Only three players hit 20+ (4 if you want to count Caufield. I really don't care if you do). If Suzuki scores tomorrow, it will be 4.

Reaching 5 was a long shot, and more than 5 was really dreaming in technicolor.

Seems like I was right on the money:

There is only one puck and a limited amount of game time.

It's often the case that when a team adds a goal scorer to the lineup that another goal scorer sees a reduction in goals because of basic game limitations.

If 14 goals is a 20 goal equivalent, I could see three habs reaching that threshold by the end of the season. I'd guess Gallagher, Toffoli and Anderson will hit those totals.

 

[Et le But]

Those Toffoli numbers are ridiculous