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Repeat Of Last Season?

09/27/2016 at 3:27pm EDT

from Scott Cullen of TSN,

Here are some players that could be hard-pressed to match last year’s output:

Jaromir Jagr – It may be sacrilege to lower expectations for the 44-year-old workout warrior who was last year’s points-per-60 leader (minimum 500 5-on-5 minutes), but Jagr scored on 18.9% of his shots last season – his best rate since 1996-1997! As a result, the Panthers’ line of Jagr, Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau had an inflated on-ice shooting percentage, so all three could have some difficulty matching their outstanding 2015-2016 season and if one of them must be picked to have production fade, it might as well be the oldest player in the league coming off a near-miracle season.

Patrick Kane – It’s easy enough to look at Kane’s 106-point season in 2015-2016 and expect regression – his previous career-high was 88 points – but he also had points on 85.1% of the goals scored when he was on the ice at 5-on-5, after hovering in the 75-78% range for five seasons. He should still be one of the league’s top scorers, but expecting back-to-back 100-point seasons is a reach for anyone in the NHL right now.

read on for many more players...

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