Which player is having the biggest "letdown" season?

[timelydewd]

I'm sure there are plenty of guys who qualify. The only criterion is that they must have had a good season last year and have come back with a clunker.

I'm busy actually watching hockey, so I'll get the ball rolling with one player: Cam Atkinson. Screw it, two. Artturi Lehkonen (though he has been better lately).

I should have said "players" in the title. Feel free to list as many or as little as you wish.

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[crackdown44]

Lehkonen has been hurt quite a bit. Atkinson is a great one. I’d say Joe Pavelski is having a bit of a down year too

 

[JT Kreider]

The Sens scored 3 goals tonight yet Karlsson was still a -3

 

[timelydewd]

Lehkonen has been hurt quite a bit. Atkinson is a great one. I’d say Joe Pavelski is having a bit of a down year too

Yeah, Pavs scored twice (I think) against VGK the other night and I was shocked that he has like twelve goals.

And yeah, Lehkonen has been hurt for sure, but that can qualify as a letdown too, if you want to see it that way.

 

[nobody]

Connor McOilers, I expected more from him. Figured he would be in a playoff spot right now but I guess not.

 

[HansonBro]

Adding Price

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Letang

 

[timelydewd]

Adding Price

I know most guys' GAA has ballooned this year, but his is near 3 and save percentage not much over the goalie "Mendoza line." (.900)

 

[timelydewd]

Letang

I expect more from Hagelin and Sheary, though Hags has been much better lately.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

I expect more from Hagelin and Sheary, though Hags has been much better lately.

Hags has improved yes.

Letang at over 7 million is just nauseating at this point however.

 

[Kcb12345]

Jason Spezza. Not the biggest letdown, but the biggest on the Stars. My real vote goes to Cam Atkinson and Brandon Saad

 

[Crede777]

The Jackets veteran core of Foligno, Dubinsky, Atkinson, Wennberg, and Jenner has really let them down. I'd say either Atkinson or Wennberg are having statistically horrible seasons.

 

[Hogan86]

Carey Price and Erik Karlsson

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Hags has improved yes.

Letang at over 7 million is just nauseating at this point however.

Letang's decline makes sense. The guy is coming back from yet another serious injury. If he can overcome that, he can be a good player again.

 

[migi]

Erik Karlsson, Brandon Saad, Cam Atkinson.

Patrik Laine isn’t a big let-down but he has been somewhat dissappointment.

 

[timelydewd]

The Jackets veteran core of Foligno, Dubinsky, Atkinson, Wennberg, and Jenner has really let them down. I'd say either Atkinson or Wennberg are having statistically horrible seasons.

That's a whole lot of players for one team. Massive power outage. The teams vying for that final WC spot in the Metro teamsall have glaring weaknesses.

 

[hellstick]

Saad. My God, he is absolutely useless this season. A lot of expectations for 60+ points.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Letang's decline makes sense. The guy is coming back from yet another serious injury. If he can overcome that, he can be a good player again.

True but I mean it's been how long now?? Plus after awhile he looked better after coming back from the f***ing stroke he had.

Post-stroke Letang > wonky neck Letang

 

[jetsforever]

W. Nylander

 

[timelydewd]

Saad. My God, he is absolutely useless this season. A lot of expectations for 60+ points.

I definitely didn't like that deal from the Hawks' standpoint but man... dude fell off a cliff. There's gotta be a bounce-back season in him - right?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

True but I mean it's been how long now?? Plus after awhile he looked better after coming back from the ****ing stroke he had.

Post-stroke Letang > wonky neck Letang

Eh, a stroke at the age of 27 isn't the end of the world. You can fully recover and live your life like it never happened. A broken neck though, that's an awful injury for a pro athlete. Letang didn't get to do anything for like 6 months. God knows how hard it is to be a pro athlete, let alone one of the best. Letang is experiencing what it's like to walk the road back to the top again. At the age of 30.

 

[crackdown44]

Lehkonen has been hurt quite a bit. Atkinson is a great one. I’d say Joe Pavelski is having a bit of a down year too

1G 1A 10 minutes into the first period. You’re welcome, Sharks fans

 

[timelydewd]

Eh, a stroke at the age of 27 isn't the end of the world. You can fully recover and live your life like it never happened. A broken neck though, that's an awful injury for a pro athlete. Letang didn't get to do anything for like 6 months. God knows how hard it is to be a pro athlete, let alone one of the best. Letang is experiencing what it's like to walk the road back to the top again. At the age of 30.

Imagine what he would have been capable of had all these injuries not blighted his career. I was fortunate enough to watch him play a lot in junior and it sucks he's had to go through all this adversity.

 

[timelydewd]

1G 1A 10 minutes into the first period. You’re welcome, Sharks fans

Hahaha I was gonna say that. Funny how often it happens. Lehkonen notched an assist about five minutes after I posted this thread.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Imagine what he would have been capable of had all these injuries not blighted his career. I was fortunate enough to watch him play a lot in junior and it sucks he's had to go through all this adversity.

I'm going to give my personal opinion and say that some people only thrive if they are faced with adversity. I'm one of them. Put me in a situation in which I'm too comfortable and I will disappoint. Put me in a tough spot and I rise to the challenge. Maybe Letang is that type of person, who knows?