Player |
Age 10/4/06 |
Conf | Oct. GP |
Oct. G |
Oct. G/Gm |
Post-Oct. GP |
Post-Oct. G |
Post-Oct. G/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Drury |
30.1 |
East |
11 |
10 |
.909 |
66 |
27 |
.409 |
M. Hossa |
27.7 |
East |
13 |
10 |
.769 |
69 |
33 |
.478 |
I. Kovalchuk |
23.5 |
East |
13 |
9 |
.692 |
69 |
33 |
.478 |
A. Semin |
22.6 |
East |
11 |
8 |
.727 |
66 |
30 |
.455 |
D. Heatley |
25.7 |
East |
11 |
7 |
.636 |
71 |
43 |
.606 |
M. St. Louis |
31.3 |
East |
11 |
7 |
.636 |
71 |
36 |
.507 |
T. Vanek |
22.7 |
East |
11 |
7 |
.636 |
71 |
36 |
.507 |
J. Pominville |
23.8 |
East |
11 |
7 |
.636 |
71 |
27 |
.380 |
S. Crosby |
19.2 |
East |
9 |
6 |
.667 |
70 |
30 |
.429 |
J. Iginla |
29.3 |
West |
10 |
6 |
.600 |
60 |
33 |
.550 |
V. Lecavalier |
26.5 |
East |
11 |
6 |
.545 |
71 |
46 |
.648 |
A. Ovechkin |
21.0 |
East |
11 |
6 |
.545 |
71 |
40 |
.563 |
S. Gagne |
26.6 |
East |
11 |
6 |
.545 |
65 |
35 |
.538 |
J. Blake |
33.1 |
East |
11 |
6 |
.545 |
71 |
34 |
.479 |
R. Smyth |
30.6 |
West |
11 |
6 |
.545 |
60 |
30 |
.500 |
M. Hejduk |
30.6 |
West |
11 |
6 |
.545 |
69 |
29 |
.420 |
E. Malkin |
20.2 |
East |
5 |
5 |
1.000 |
73 |
28 |
.384 |
J. Sakic |
37.2 |
West |
11 |
5 |
.455 |
71 |
31 |
.437 |
J. Spezza |
23.3 |
East |
11 |
5 |
.455 |
56 |
29 |
.518 |
J. Williams |
25.0 |
East |
12 |
5 |
.417 |
70 |
28 |
.400 |
O. Jokinen |
27.8 |
East |
13 |
5 |
.385 |
69 |
34 |
.493 |
J. Cheechoo |
26.2 |
West |
13 |
5 |
.385 |
63 |
32 |
.508 |
D. Sedin |
26.0 |
West |
13 |
5 |
.385 |
68 |
31 |
.456 |
M. Cammalleri |
24.3 |
West |
14 |
5 |
.357 |
67 |
29 |
.433 |
B. Guerin |
35.9 |
West |
10 |
4 |
.400 |
67 |
32 |
.478 |
A. Frolov |
24.3 |
West |
14 |
4 |
.286 |
68 |
31 |
.456 |
K. Huselius |
24.3 |
West |
10 |
2 |
.200 |
71 |
32 |
.451 |
D. Langkow |
30.0 |
West |
10 |
2 |
.200 |
71 |
31 |
.437 |
H. Zetterberg |
26.0 |
West |
11 |
2 |
.182 |
52 |
31 |
.596 |
T. Selanne |
36.3 |
West |
12 |
1 |
.083 |
70 |
47 |
.671 |
Take a look at that bottom row. Not only is Teemu the 2nd-oldest player among these top 30 goal scorers and the only western conference player to score 40 or more goals, but he did it on the strength of exactly one October goal. Starting in November, Selanne's surge began—from November 1st on, Selanne led this list (and presumably the league) both in total goals scored and goals-per-game.
I really have no idea where Teemu sits when it comes to his plans for this year. For whatever reason, I get the feeling that he is waiting on Scott to make a decision before he'll make one, which strikes me as rather odd. Generally thus far, all my retirement posts have been concerning the whereabouts of a certain Scott Niedermayer; even with forward injuries and depth issues I feel like Scott's decision is more critical to the Ducks' chances this year. Still, I really should stop neglecting Teemu. His 76 goals is the highest total for any first-year NHLer, and his 48 goals may end up being the highest total for any final-year NHLer (does anyone know how to verify that?). And heck, it may even be the highest total for any player coming out of October with one or fewer goals. Whether he retires or not, I think the evidence is pretty darn strong: the Finnish Flash has still got a scoring touch that still ranks among the league's best.
C'mon, Teemu. You've got the touch, and besides, you've only got one less goal than you did this time last year.