Was Wheeler gone???? I thought his 17 points in 14 games was impressive enough, but if adding a 4 point night is what it takes to get noticed, i guess he's back.....
- bikeguy99
He was absolutely horrible at 5 on 5 before this last game.
Visibly slower, losing battles all over the ice, and only 3(?) even strength points in 13 games. That, and his underlying numbers had him as the worst player on the team. Wheeler’s line was allowing two goals against for every one goal scored at the 12 game mark, and his Corsi was around 25% when without Scheifele. He just looked wrong, and couldn’t seem to do anything.
Last night was a total 180, both in terms of his nerd numbers, and the thing where he just looked infinitely better in every way. That rest period saved Wheeler. It might also be the pirate stache, but it’s probably the healing time.