What player(s) will have a major drop-off in production...

spader wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Michael Grabner will drop off. As for Sens I'd say Butler doesn't produce at the same rate he did last season.

Very possible, but I hope you're wrong. If he does produce at the same rate, he should have 22 goals, 25 assists, and 47 points. I don't think that's out of the question. It'll be a feat, but it's definitely possible.

Unless you meant that he won't produce at the rate that he did when he started producing. How many games did he play before he opened up? 7? 8? Something like that? Knock 8 games off the total to account for his slow start and we get into some crazy numbers. 29 goals, 32 assists, and 61 points. I don't see him reaching those splits.

Either way, it's likely that he'll come down to earth to some degree, but the potential is there. He was extremely productive once he got going. We'll see.

sandysensfan wrote:

spader wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Michael Grabner will drop off. As for Sens I'd say Butler doesn't produce at the same rate he did last season.

Very possible, but I hope you're wrong. If he does produce at the same rate, he should have 22 goals, 25 assists, and 47 points. I don't think that's out of the question. It'll be a feat, but it's definitely possible.

Unless you meant that he won't produce at the rate that he did when he started producing. How many games did he play before he opened up? 7? 8? Something like that? Knock 8 games off the total to account for his slow start and we get into some crazy numbers. 29 goals, 32 assists, and 61 points. I don't see him reaching those splits.

Either way, it's likely that he'll come down to earth to some degree, but the potential is there. He was extremely productive once he got going. We'll see.

Correct me if I'm wrong... but did not Butler's offense start picking up when they put him on a line with Spezza?

sandysensfan wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong... but did not Butler's offense start picking up when they put him on a line with Spezza?

spader wrote:

I can't remember if he played with Spezza before he opened the floodgates, but he was definitely playing with JS towards the end when he was productive. Butler is a finisher. He's exactly what we need on that line (that is, he's exactly what we need if he can build on his success last season).