Any dip in production for a player over 30 has to be a concern about future production as they get older. You just don’t know if it is the beginning of a drop off or a bad season. If it’s a year left then you can be willing to roll the dice. But wi th 3/4 years left if you are wrong ouch... cause how do you justify that you didn’t notice the production decline from the prior season.
He's a year removed from scoring 29 goals with third line minutes and very little if any PP time.
Truth is we haven't seen 2016 TJ in a while. His two biggest weapons are his world class speed and wrist shot. The broken wrist in 2016 combined with the lower body injury in 2018 have significantly set his production back. His shot has recovered though, if he gets his skating back he'll be a massive force and really surprise people this year.