He's been held off the score sheet in 4 straight games after starting the year with 5 points in 5 games. I'm not at all critical of his play as I think he has been pretty good over those games. I bring it up only to discuss just how hard it is to be a 40-50 point player in the NHL. Given his willingness to sacrifice the body, he is likely to miss a few games at some point due to a minor injury and I'd wager that he will bounce back and forth between the 2nd and 3rd lines throughout the season.
There are a lot of scenarios where we are all really, really happy with his season but he doesn't post the numbers that will make his next contract super difficult to fit.