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TSN: TSN Hockey Analyst Marty Biron joined Sarah Davis on SportsCenter for the latest version of Inside Edge. First, Biron was requested to choose a participant from one of many Western Canadian groups and set their aim totals this season. He selected Cole Perfetti of the Winnipeg Jets, Andrei Kuzmenko of the Calgary Flames, Jeff Skinner of the Edmonton Oilers, and Jake DeBrusk of the Vancouver Canucks.
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Sarah Davis: “So let’s go West now. We’ve acquired some guys to look at on the Jets, Flames, Oilers, Canucks. What ought to we count on within the West?”
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Marty Biron: Winnipeg Jets, Cole Perfetti. Look, he’s acquired to get his contract all discovered, and he’s acquired to begin the season rather well, however I’m going with 23 objectives with Perfetti. He jumped from eight to 19 from two years in the past to final 12 months. That’s an enormous leap, however Perfetti was at all times extra of a playmaker going again to his junior days, and I feel that we’re going to see him have greater than 19 assists this 12 months, however he’s not going to leap at 25-30 objectives, proper? He’s not going to have that huge of a leap subsequent 12 months. So going from 19 to 23 I feel, is a standard leap for Perfetti. So the over/below is about at 23.
Calgary. I’m going with Andrei Kuzmenko. He scored 22 objectives final 12 months, and 14 of these had been when he acquired to the Calgary Flames. So he did rating 39 two years in the past with the Vancouver Canucks. Can he get to 35 plus probably? Sure, however I nonetheless assume that 32, for me, is the candy spot for the over-under for Kuzmenko.
Jeff Skinner with the Edmonton Oilers. That is going to be fascinating as a result of Jeff Skinner can play with top-end gamers. He scored 40 objectives whereas taking part in with Jack Eichel. He scored 30 or extra 3 times within the final six years. So I’m going to set the over-under at 30 objectives for Jeff Skinner, both taking part in with McDavid or Leon Draisaitl. Skinner says he loves rubbish objectives, proper? Nicely, Hyman acquired a ton of these final 12 months, so I’m going to say Skinner goes to get 30. Over/below at 30.
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Jake DeBrusk with the Vancouver Canucks. DeBrusk could be very constant if you have a look at the manufacturing of the final 5 full seasons, 27, 19, 25, 27, and 19. So I’m going, like, in the midst of all of that, and I’m saying 25 objectives for Jake DeBrusk with the Vancouver Canucks. That’s the place I’m going to set the over-under for DeBrusk. I’m actually excited to see him out west in Vancouver.”
Davis: “Yeah, we’ve acquired so many nice storylines right here, north of the border, to observe. I can’t wait to see the way it all performs out. This was enjoyable. Thanks, Marty.”