How is Idaho improving?

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How is Idaho improving?

 

Duncan Idaho had a decent rookie season which landed him the rookie of the year title. A title he definitely wanted to share with his fellow rookie linemates, as it was the three of them that did it together. But we're now one season further down his career, so let's see how he is improving.

 

Goals:

Rookie season: 29
Current season: 22
On pace for: 40 (rounded down)

 

This would be big if he could keep this up, but after two four goal games, it's unlikely he will keep this pace up. Being a 40 goal guy is definitly a goal for Idaho and therefor he will continue to focus on his scoring. With 96 scoring there are just a few more points to be gained, so expect him to be 99 scoring around the end of this season or the start of the next season. 

 

 

Assists:

Rookie season: 30
Current season: 18
On pace for: 33

 

Assist wise, we don't see a big change. Most of this will also depend on the scoring proweness of his linemates, as Idaho always has and always will be a horrible passer. Without training this skill, any assist he picks up is mostly not a pass, but a rebound given up by the goalie finished off by one of his linemates. 

 

 

Points:

Rookie season: 59
Current season: 40
On pace for: 73 (rounded down)

 

Getting a point per game was something that was important to Idaho, he even told his manager to try to get him to this mark as soon as possible. And the first real possibility for this will be during his sophomore season. He has slowed down alot though the last games, so hopefully @Spartanhas some tricks up his sleeve to get him going again.

 

 

Shots:

Rookie season: 344
Current season: 182
On pace for: 336

 

This is something that is actually unexpected. He is shooting less than his rookie season. Only be a small amount though, so nothing to groundbreaking yet, but with getting time on the first line, this is something where I also expected an increase. 

PIM: 

Rookie season: 120
Current season: 64
On pace for: 118

 

While adding to his checking (and not discipline) its good to see a small decrease in the penalty minute department. I expected this to actually have gone up with more playtime/checking.

 

 

Hits:

Rookie season: 258
Current season: 154
On pace for: 284
 

While hitting people is something you do not need much skill for, adding to checking during this season has helped him out in this department. 
Idaho has picked up his hitting pace and is now on pace for 284 hits. While this is nothing close to being to Boulet numbers, it does show he has the potential to become a strong two-way forward in this league

 

 

 

All in all, we can see that Duncan Idaho certainly is improving, but he might have had higher expectations of himself. At least he is not experiencing a sophomore slump yet and is still on track for a point per game season. It will be challenging with his declining output over the last few weeks, but the chances for this are still alive. Let’s see how it goes once the 72 games are done.

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Review:

 

Good overview of Idaho and a compassion of the roomie to sophomore season. Although obviously a lot is based on projections, it’s clear Idaho is improving as he enters the stretch run of year 2. Good job holding the compassion stat to draw my attention as a reader. Good sized title, maybe one picture away from a perfect score. Good media spot.  
 

9.5/10