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The Declining Production Of Eric Staal
by Paul on 10/21/14 at 11:31 AM ET
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fromo Travis Yost of TSN,
The organization appears headed towards a full-fledged rebuild, and Eric Staal – whose $8.2-million AAV contract expires at the end of the 2015-2016 season – is an asset that could be shopped to potential suitors.
If Staal’s ever made available, expect numerous playoff-hopeful teams to show interest. A lot of this is because Staal has been durable for most of his career and has been a regular point-producer for as long as he’s come into his first-line, twenty-minute-a-night role. He’s averaged about 2.1 points per 60 minutes over the last seven years at five-on-five, which is in the upper echelon of forward talent.
Like most players inching toward their 30’s – he actually turns 30 Oct. 29 - Staal’s underlying numbers have been in decline. It’s the type of trend less concerning if you’re buying Staal as a true rental at some point this season, but far more concerning if you are considering negotiating a new contract.
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Since I lived in North Carolina, I saw a lot of Staal over the whole of his career in the bigs. I found him to way too often mail in his game, to not be a go to guy when the game was on the line, to score meaningless goals, to be a generally over-rated player. Perhaps being sent somewhere will make him start to play up to his potential.
Posted by DocF from Now: Lynn Haven, FL; was Reidsville, NC on 10/21/14 at 11:53 AM ET