The NHL's 'most disappointing' club
Players who have worsened their points-per-game average from last season the most (injured players with less than 15 points this season not included):
| 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |||||||
| Name | Team | Pts | PPG | Pts | PPG | Dif | ||
| 1 | Maxim Afinogenov | BUF | 61 | 1.089 | 18 | 0.474 | -0.616 | |
| 2 | Patrick Marleau | SAN | 78 | 1.013 | 26 | 0.500 | -0.513 | |
| 3 | Jonathan Cheechoo | SAN | 69 | 0.908 | 18 | 0.400 | -0.508 | |
| 4 | Slava Kozlov | ATL | 80 | 0.988 | 28 | 0.509 | -0.479 | |
| 5 | David Vyborny | COB | 64 | 0.780 | 16 | 0.364 | -0.417 | |
| 6 | Thomas Vanek | BUF | 84 | 1.024 | 32 | 0.627 | -0.397 | |
| 7 | Jozef Stumpel | FLA | 57 | 0.781 | 19 | 0.413 | -0.368 | |
| 8 | Alexander Semin | WAS | 73 | 0.948 | 20 | 0.588 | -0.360 | |
| 9 | Andrew Brunette | COL | 83 | 1.012 | 35 | 0.660 | -0.352 | |
| 10 | Doug Weight | ANA | 59 | 0.720 | 19 | 0.373 | -0.347 | |
| 11 | Jarret Stoll | EDM | 39 | 0.765 | 23 | 0.434 | -0.331 | |
| 12 | Martin Straka | NYR | 70 | 0.909 | 22 | 0.579 | -0.330 | |
| 13 | Michael Ryder | MON | 58 | 0.707 | 18 | 0.383 | -0.324 | |
| 14 | Jaromir Jagr | NYR | 96 | 1.171 | 47 | 0.855 | -0.316 | |
| 15 | Andy McDonald | STL | 78 | 0.951 | 33 | 0.647 | -0.304 | |
| 16 | Joe Sakic | COL | 100 | 1.220 | 22 | 0.917 | -0.303 | |
| 17 | Brendan Shanahan | NYR | 62 | 0.925 | 32 | 0.627 | -0.298 | |
| 18 | Marian Hossa | ATL | 100 | 1.220 | 48 | 0.923 | -0.296 | |
| 19 | Lubomir Visnovsky | LOS | 58 | 0.841 | 30 | 0.556 | -0.285 | |
| 20 | Dainius Zubrus | NJD | 60 | 0.759 | 25 | 0.481 | -0.279 | |
| 21 | Matt Carle | SAN | 42 | 0.545 | 13 | 0.289 | -0.257 | |
| 22 | Patrik Elias | NJD | 69 | 0.920 | 32 | 0.667 | -0.253 | |
| 23 | Chris Pronger | ANA | 59 | 0.894 | 36 | 0.643 | -0.251 | |
| 24 | Tom Poti | WAS | 44 | 0.564 | 13 | 0.325 | -0.239 | |
| 25 | John-Michael Liles | COL | 44 | 0.620 | 20 | 0.385 | -0.235 | |
| 26 | Derek Armstrong | LOS | 44 | 0.657 | 23 | 0.426 | -0.231 | |
| 27 | Ryan Whitney | PIT | 59 | 0.728 | 24 | 0.500 | -0.228 | |
| 28 | Martin Havlat | CHI | 57 | 1.018 | 19 | 0.792 | -0.226 | |
| 29 | Joe Pavelski | SAN | 28 | 0.609 | 20 | 0.385 | -0.224 | |
| 30 | Mike Sillinger | NYI | 59 | 0.720 | 26 | 0.500 | -0.220 | |
And, wouldn't you know it, I've got both Afinogenov and Marleau in my biggest hockey pool. (This season has been like watching the $100 entry fee swirling down the bowl.)
Quite a few of those on this list have battled injuries, but there are a few inexplicable entries as well. Is Kozlov just slowing down in Atlanta? What's wrong with Brunette and Stoll? Jagr, Shanahan, Hossa, Elias?
There are also quite a few defencemen on this list near the bottom, something that may be related to the fact that, with fewer power plays, there are simply fewer points for blueliners these days.
Thoughts?
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by James Mirtle @ 3:49 PM
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Well, the answer for Stoll is fairly easy. Two concussions last year and he has only just started to look like a player in the last 10 games or so. That and Souray taking his spot as the main shooter on the PP pretty much sums up his season.
Afinogenov has been a letdown for sure. He has battled injuries the past two years, but even when playing he just hasn't been the same as last year. It's a complete reversal in his game.
Nice to see Vanek earning his $10 million this year.
I guess Afinogenov and Vanek are suffering from their team losing 2 of their best centres.
Not sure what has happened to Chechoo and Marleau, bet the Sharks are hoping it is just a 1 season dip!!
It's hardly even fair to have sakic on that list.
Cheechoo is the one that I find perplexing. Has a great season, then falters for half a season, rebounds to finish extremely well, then completely falls apart again, and now shows no real sign of recovering.
I could understand the situation for some of the other guys on the list (linemates changing, moved up to top line from 2nd line, etc.). Those things can have a big (potentially negative) impact. But Cheechoo's issues seem to be of his own making.
It's hardly even fair to have sakic on that list.
It's entirely statistically based.
Cheechoo is the one that I find perplexing ... and now shows no real sign of recovering.
Cheechoo had double hernia surgery over the summer which people have speculated all year about him still not being entirely recovered from. and has 6 goals in his last 8 games. As a sharks fan i can only hope that it's a sign to come of the rest of the season for him.
What's wrong with Brunette
The answer here could be simple, with Sakic out, Brunette just doesn't have a super center to play with like he's had the last couple of years. As Bruno's probably best suited as a support player offensively, I feel it might hurt him more than most.
Besides, he's third on the Avs in scoring behind only Stastny and Hejduk and his points pace isn't that much off from his normal pace.
I'd guess last year was the anomaly, not this one.
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