The Hockey News – September 17, 2019

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An in-season trade boosted his points to 60, but

that’s his ceiling not his norm.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

GUSTAV NYQUIST INJ./ILL. 1 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

78 18 34

POINTS

52

POS: RW AGE: 30

HT: 5-11 WT: 184

BORN: 09/01/89

COLUMBUS

2019-20 CAP HIT: $5,500,000

YEAR TEAM LEA GP G A P MIN. PIM PPG +/- ES/PP GP G A P PROJECTION

’16-17 Detroit NHL 76 12 36 48 17:26 18 .63 0 39/9 – – – –

’17-18 Detroit NHL 82 21 19 40 17:51 20 .49 -2 32/8 – – – –

’18-19 Detroit/San Jose NHL 81 22 38 60 17:31 12 .74 1 48/12 20 1 10 11

CAREER 8YRS 500 131 175 306 128 .61

He’s only 31 and has four years left on a big contract,

so he had better find his game.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

KYLE OKPOSO INJ./ILL. 4 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

77 17 22

POINTS

39

POS: RW AGE: 31

HT: 6-0 WT: 219

BORN: 04/16/88

BUFFALO

2019-20 CAP HIT: $6,000,000

YEAR TEAM LEA GP G A P MIN. PIM PPG +/- ES/PP GP G A P PROJECTION

’16-17 Buffalo NHL 65 19 26 45 18:58 24 .69 -7 22/23 – – – –

’17-18 Buffalo NHL 76 15 29 44 17:02 40 .58 -34 23/21 – – – –

’18-19 Buffalo NHL 78 14 15 29 13:47 41 .37 -9 18/11 – – – –

CAREER 12YRS 748 187 300 487 415 .65

Wasn’t happy playing for a non-contender in Buffalo.

He’s happier now, as his point total reflects.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

RYAN O’REILLY INJ./ILL. 0 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

81 25 46

POINTS

71

POS: C AGE: 28

HT: 6-1 WT: 216

BORN: 02/07/91

ST. LOUIS

2019-20 CAP HIT: $7,500,000

YEAR TEAM LEA GP G A P MIN. PIM PPG +/- ES/PP GP G A P PROJECTION

’16-17 Buffalo NHL 72 20 35 55 21:27 10 .76 -1 29/24 – – – –

’17-18 Buffalo NHL 81 24 37 61 20:49 2 .75 -23 34/23 – – – –

’18-19 St. Louis NHL 82 28 49 77 20:46 12 .94 22 52/22 26 8 15 23

CAREER 10YRS 733 183 316 499 96 .68

He had just one power-play point last year, but he

has an offensive game at even strength.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

DMITRY ORLOV INJ./ILL. 0 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

82 5 25

POINTS

30

POS: D AGE: 28

HT: 5-11 WT: 212

BORN: 07/23/91

WASHINGTON

2019-20 CAP HIT: $5,100,000

YEAR TEAM LEA GP G A P MIN. PIM PPG +/- ES/PP GP G A P PROJECTION

’16-17 Washington NHL 82 6 27 33 19:32 51 .40 30 27/6 13 0 3 3

’17-18 Washington NHL 82 10 21 31 23:08 22 .38 10 27/4 24 2 6 8

’18-19 Washington NHL 82 3 26 29 21:38 33 .35 3 28/1 7 0 4 4

CAREER 7YRS 447 33 120 153 169 .34

Gets to play on the top power-play unit and in the

top six. That’s good for his annual 50-plus points.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

T.J. OSHIE INJ./ILL. 12 REST 1

GP G A

72 22 29

POINTS

51

POS: RW AGE: 32

HT: 5-11 WT: 195

BORN: 12/23/86

WASHINGTON

2019-20 CAP HIT: $5,750,000

YEAR TEAM LEA GP G A P MIN. PIM PPG +/- ES/PP GP G A P PROJECTION

’16-17 Washington NHL 68 33 23 56 17:51 36 .82 28 40/13 13 4 8 12

’17-18 Washington NHL 74 18 29 47 18:25 31 .64 2 29/18 24 8 13 21

’18-19 Washington NHL 69 25 29 54 18:37 36 .78 5 39/14 4 1 1 2

CAREER 11YRS 734 212 306 518 376 .71

NYQUIST-OSHIE