Do you think Sid will get +100 assists next season?
His 82 games pace is way over 100 assists now. Do you think he could get over 100 if he would have a shooter like Neal and power play starts to click over 20% with Neal and Malkin scoring the goals?
I doubt anyone hits 100 assists again, but if any current player can do it, it's Sid. He'd need to be healthy for 82 games, and his line and the PP would need to be ridiculous.
I don't think he will at all simply for the fact that if he remains healthy I think you will see his goals even out once again. Right now he is playing to his strengths and that is playmaking. After he gets his groove back and has a full summer and training camp with no injuries, I think you will see the goals and assists even out a bit more even if it is like his first or second stats.
Hitting a 75-80 mark would not shock me in any shape or form from Sid if he is healthy next season. But to hit 100 assists it depends a lot more on him, some good luck/bounces on line mates shots and none of his paired line mates going to lengthy cold spells. There are just a lot of variables outside of Sids skill/play that would have to align for him to hit 100 assists, is it out of the realm of possibility? No, it could very well be done. Is it a foreseen likely hood? Id say more unlikely than likely, but a full 82 game healthy Sid can do a lot of unlikely things.
So we shall see...
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I don't think anyone was hit 100 assist in one season since Gretzky in 1991. There have, however, been multiple players with 90-99 assists and more commonly post lockout, 80-89.
I would like to see 40-50 goals and 80-100 assists.
I doubt anyone hits 100 assists again, but if any current player can do it, it's Sid. He'd need to be healthy for 82 games, and his line and the PP would need to be ridiculous.
His line of Parise - Crosby - Dupuis will get it done.
I could see him doing it if he has a linemate that can score and focuses on playmaking instead of scoring.
Yeah, no I don't see him or anyone approaching that. 100 points is a HUGE accomplishment these days. Hell, Geno might (probably) will be the only one to do it this year. Sedin was the only one last year. Sid is great, but 100 assists is just crazy.
I doubt anyone hits 100 assists again, but if any current player can do it, it's Sid. He'd need to be healthy for 82 games, and his line and the PP would need to be ridiculous.
The powerplay, especially. Just look at Sid's career totals. His career high 84 assists came when he had a ridiculous 48 powerplay assists. His assist totals the last two seasons (he was on pace for "only" 68 last year) are far below that career high, largely due to his lack of PP assists (21 two years ago, on pace for 18 last year).
I don't see anyone hitting 90 assist in a season in this era of low scoring. Sid could put up between 80-90 if he was to stay healthy for a whole season.
