from Steven Ellis of The Daily Faceoff,

Most teams have either hit, or are about to hit, the 10-game mark in the season. It’s still early days, but these seven NHLers coming off 50-plus point campaigns in 2022-23 need to get the ball rolling sooner rather than later:

Nazem Kadri, C (Calgary Flames)

Just about any Calgary Flame could qualify here, especially Jonathan Huberdeau. But Kadri has been even quieter, with just four points in 10 games. Three have come in the past two outings, so he’s finally starting to show a bit more. But he’s still on pace for 33 points, which would be the lowest full-season output of his NHL career. Expectations were surely lower than Huberdeau’s once he came over, but Kadri is making $7 million annually until 2029. After seeing a 31-point drop last year, and potentially even more this year, that will hurt.

Brent Burns, D (Carolina Hurricanes)

At 38, it was only a matter of time until Burns regressed. He had one of the best seasons of his career last year, putting up 18 goals and 61 points in a full 82-game slate. This year, he has four points in 11 games, which isn’t that bad for a defenseman on the surface. But three of them came in a row during the first four games of the year, and he’s been skate-bitten for the most part over the past two weeks. He’s on pace for just over 30 points, which would be a massive change for a player who hasn’t fallen below the 40-point mark in a full season since 2011-12.

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