out of these 5 players, who will have the worst sopormore slump?
anze kopitar
evegni malkin
jordan stall
paul statsny
travis zajac
note: i'm not asking who will have the most points, i'm asking who will decline in performance compared to last year the most
2007-10-08 09:10:47 · 16 answers · asked by jonathan e 3 in Sports ➔ Hockey
The most point will be achieved by Statsny, Malkin will compete but not to the great level I would say. Kopitar will do well not to a great limit but well. Staal, i think he is gonna be have some trouble gathering the heat he just had last year and I agree with the other, he needs to learn how to not play "hog the ball". Travis Zajac i would say definitely score the lowest, I predict this because I just can't see him being a great player, he will have his moments but not glorious ones.
2007-10-08 15:41:22 · answer #1 · answered by saheb s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Travis Zajac is the only one who MAY have a slump.
Kopitar and Stastny have already gotten off to great starts this year.
Staal and Malkin are on a team with a lot of offense and a decrease in point production of 10-15 pts should not be perceived as a slump so much as Michel Therrien spreading the offense around.
Zajac...we'll just have to see how he develops within Sutter's system.
2007-10-08 16:21:17 · answer #2 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Obviously not Stastny. He's already on fire, and I doubt it will slow down that much. I will go with Kopitar. He was really good last year, but he does not have the help and support that the first three you have listed after him, but he is not in a "must perform" situation like Zajac, either. Zajac also does not have as far to fall. So Kopitar's my pick.
2007-10-08 17:25:53 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd say either Staal or Zajac. Malkin is too good to have his skills degrade that much, and Stastny has had 8 points in 3 games.
2007-10-08 19:15:39 · answer #4 · answered by darkhydra21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zajac
2007-10-09 09:37:12 · answer #5 · answered by Mark F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will have to say jordan stahl. I am a penguins fan but just becasue of the great talent around him he wont shine. He will still score 15 goals. with 30-35 points. But he wont score 29 with 7 short handed goals. Evgeni Malkin is going to step up this year and complete some goals he missed out on last year if you can believe it/ Statsny has potential be great this year.
not becuase DZ is right becuase he said "he doesnt play on a line with players that are going to help him score at a high level " He plays with Sidney Crosby, who else is going to set you up. But the reason he isnt going to shine is becuase alot of his goals are all him. he goes the distance and makes the plays himself. He has to learn how to set himself up in the right postion to get the easy ones. HAhaha he doesnt play on a line with players that will set him up... hahah Sid the Kid baby... Sid the Kid
2007-10-08 16:20:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Zajac. Brodeur aside, Zajac has the weakest supporting cast.
2007-10-08 19:18:15 · answer #7 · answered by San B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going with Zajac too. Jersey will be lucky to score 50 goals all year!
2007-10-08 19:19:30 · answer #8 · answered by J S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
staal. all the other guys play on the top lines. for some reason staal seems to be lost in the pens lineup some nights. also, hes going to be a well rounded player with the others being pure scorers.
2007-10-08 16:23:11 · answer #9 · answered by Ronnie Gardocki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zajac...NJ seems to be the only team that started the year with a roster worse than last year.
2007-10-08 17:13:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋