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This piece will be another in my series of player profiles, where I’ll give some thoughts on the performance of a member of the Carolina Hurricanes this season. This article will focus on Justin Williams.
I have to admit, when Williams returned, I was skeptical as to whether or not he’d be the same player that we saw in the 2018-19 season. He certainly was and from the time he played his first game back, he looked great.
Placed on the fourth line when he returned, Williams added a huge spark and was able to provide secondary scoring. He was an excellent addition to the bottom-six and managed to score 11 points in 20 games, despite averaging just 13:37 per game, which ranked 10th amongst Hurricanes forwards. He was also added back to the power play, where he averaged about two and a half minutes per game.
Getting Justin Williams back, even at 38 years old, was a huge win for the Hurricanes. If this is it for his career, it’s been a joy watching him but if not, he’ll continue to be a big part of Carolina’s forward group next season.
Here's today's poll question (results and discussion for all polls this week will be posted tomorrow):
Check back tomorrow for results and discussion of this week's polls.
OTHER HURRICANES ARTICLES FROM APRIL
Reviewing the season (so far): Martin Necas Reviewing the season (so far): Nino Niederreiter Reviewing the season (so far): Brett Pesce Reviewing this week’s polls (April 4): Hurricanes Edition Reviewing the season (so far): James Reimer Reviewing the season (so far): Jaccob Slavin Reviewing the season (so far): Jordan Staal Reviewing the season (so far): Andrei Svechnikov Reviewing the season (so far): Teuvo Teravainen
ALL PLAYER PROFILES