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hate to say it guys. i don't think couture comes back, at least not anywhere near his peak. he's older and his body's giving out on him. guy's taken a beating, i wouldn't put too much pressure on him being anything special for the sharks.
Six Finnish players on the list, and realistically, there are more of them you could mention, if you were to just list players who haven't been performing up to their potential. Tolvanen, Puljujärvi, Laine just from the top of my head. As a Finn, this makes me both sad and frustrated. These guys just can't get it together at the NHL level. They show flashes of their talent, but can never keep their level of play up for any extended period of time. And it's all in their head too, I mean they've had injuries as well but all athletes have to deal with injuries. There's just no acceptable excuse for it, since other European players from their draft classes, who've also dealt with injuries and a cultural shock and all this stuff, are doing just brilliantly.
And my investment in this is very superficial of course. What's most frustrating is that they are throwing their own careers away. If they can't get their act together it'll be back to the motherland, playing in some shitty backwater Euro-league for the next 15 years wondering what could've been. You would think that that would be enough motivation for them to do whatever it takes, but it doesn't seem like it, considering how long it's taking these dudes to take even a step forward as players.
If petterson wasnt playing with 4th liners all season, easily could have had 100 points
For Seattle I might also say Beniers
Kotkaniemi should bounce back to what? He's been consistently awful since he joined NHL.
Jersey looks good
He said Nuke has to keep his nose clean. Lmao
As soon as you said you excluded goalies, I was like "Alright who does that leave for Florida now without Spencer Knight". Luosty is definitely a valid pick for sure.
Really hoping Petey will be able to bounce back this season! He seemed to be doing fine towards the beginning of last season but was definitely struggling for the latter half, although I do think his injury had something to do with it. He just didn't look like his normal self.
Wish Burakovsky was still in COL, was my favourite player.
Do you think Connor Brown basically missing the entire 22-23 season affected him? Maybe it's permanent.
I think a better choice for the Panthers would be Spencer Knight.
That must be the proverbial 'good problem to have' if you're a Vancouver fan eh?
Huberdeau went from the biggest point drop in NHL history one year to even fewer points in more games the year after. Is he one of those classic "I got my money now I don't try" players?
Burakovsky was great for sweden in Wc. I garantee he will bounce back.
Also imagine being over a ppg player and be on this list😂
Really fell out of the loop this summer… any word on Landeskog coming back?
Josh Anderson absolutely should be a 20+ goal scorer but he's not going to get there playing on the third or fourth lines. If he ends up on the second line with a healthy Dach and Newhook, Anderson could have a career year next year.
Glass was my pick, but honorable mentions to Novak. He came into his own in the 22-23 season finally making the roster and showed he can put up points when paired with the right guys (the line of Novak-Glass-Evangelista was really strong) and he put up 43 points in 51 games. This season he had 45 points in 71 games. He could probably get closer to that 60 point mark in that many games.
I need a video where you go through the previous year's bounce back candidiates to see how many you called correctly
If Canucks fans are upset with Pettersson, I'm sure the Blues will give them Kapanen for him. 😂😂
Props for doing the video in one 27 minute take 😎
Sheary is terrible. When he's not being conpletely carried on the top line, he sucks. Should've bought him out.
Several bounce back candidates for the Sabres
for Josh Anderson it always felt like i would personally be better at aiming than him…its always either on the logo or 3 feet wide…..the pass towards him can be perfect but somehow the puck begins to bounce like a superball the moment he gets it
i don’t know about couturier. he’s been injury prone for a year and a half
Kapanen was the perfect choice for the Blues. He is an excellent skater. Had plenty of chances. Hopefully this is a better year for him.
Yeah, pretty much nailed Anderson for Montreal. Was either him or Gallagher. Montreal only has 2 contracts REALLY weighing them down, and it's those 2.
Your thoughts are always helpful, and yes, positive. And any criticism you give is always, always constructive. And…I absolutely agree on Copp! He is one of the few Detroit contracts that I’m disappointed with. I like him too, and I do hope that he has a bounce back year!
2024-25 is a chance for McDavid to bounce back after his abysmal last two games of 2023-24.
If the Pens manage to make the playoffs, Rakell needs at least 25 goals.
Thompson played injured most of the season. Dylan Cozens should be the bounce back candidate on Buffalo.
We have to wait and see how Norris's shoulder holds up. He's had two procedures done on it and he is 25 years old. Unfortunately, he could be one more serious injury away from never playing again. Hoping for the best though.
yep, good list; having said that, i'd put Seth Jones in for the Hawks, & Aaron Ekblad for the Cats. while they were both pretty good from a strictly playing perspective, their point totals were pretty low compared to their normal production, so feel they're good candidates for bounce back seasons
Once the early success ended for Anaheim, line juggling was a near constant. If Anaheim can stay healthy, they can build some line chemistry and a lot of offensive numbers should go up.
48 assists for Gaudreau ain't bad but 12 goals is ridiculous. He needs to keep the assists where they are and at least score goals in the 30's and that's kind of where his Calgary production was at except for that one freak season.
Josh Anderson got everything to score a decent 25 goals. Hes big, he got speed and hes capable of scoring but the lack of effort is what cuts the line.
"And I'm wearing Detroit because they've been out for so long and have to get back in right?" Cue my sad Buffalo Sabres fan noises
So many players could qualify for this video on the kraken.
As far as KK goes. In 22/23 he actually had a god year. He may not have showed up on the score board but as 2C with Necas and Svechnikov that line was the Canes most productive line. He started many of the plays that ended with Svech or Necas scoring. He was great in the neutral zone and in battles on the boards. If a third assist was a thing KK would have racked them up that year. Svech got hurt and the lines were changed around. For some reason last year (23/24) that line was not put back together. The line combos all year were very different. In the playoffs especialy in the second round the line combos did not make any sense from the second line down.
I agree that Sheary needs to be better but the Bolts would really need Vasilevsky to bounce back to his old unbeatable self.
I was going to be shocked if you had picked anyone but Tage or Cozey for the Sabres. Those two vanishing was possibly the worst thing about the biggest let down of a season the Sabres have had in a long time. At this point I'm just praying that Tage wasn't a one year wonder cuz otherwise I feel like the Sabres will have to rebuild (again) as no other player on the current roster has come close to the numbers he put up two seasons ago.
I like Copp. Last year with Sprong, Veleno, Fabbri on the 4th line as a scoring line and the low defense of the top 6, that leaves Ras, Copp, Fischer as the defense focused 'shutdown' line strategically. Easy to see why his scoring is low but there was stretches last year they had great success amd were really important
I’m calling it. The Buffalo Sabres are getting massive payback this year.
Tage Thompson wasn't 100% when he came back from his wrist/hand injury. He himself said he rushed back too soon so I'm confident he'll get back to 40-50 goals this season
The Sabres need more than Tommer to bounce back. Quin and Cozins come to mind, and UPL needs to pick up where he left off .
Meier on NJ should see a big increase from last season, playing with Hughes all year I'm going to guess he increases by 20 points.
I can promise you Sheary will not be bouncing back. Guy is a snail on the ice
Patrik Laine, wherever he is going to play… maybe the fresh start works, maybe it doesn’t, but the numbers will get up from last year or the year before that.