The Race for 400 Goals

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Davos -- In the 61 seasons of the VHL, only five players have retired scoring at least 400 goals, or an average of 50 a season: Scotty Campbell (600), Christian Stolzschweiger (449), Mike Szatkowski (434), Phil Rafter (407), and Max Molholt (407). Only Molholt had a full career following the league's expansion in Season 31, showing just how difficult it has been to reach that number in modern times - even Franchise Cornerstone and all his awards finished with 384, good for 13th all-time.

 

However, Gabriel McAllister is giving chase to that number. Following the most recent action, McAllister has 266 total goals, just barely beating out Helsinki's Shawn Gretzky (263) for most among active players. What makes McAllister unique, though, is that he has two and a half full seasons to get there, putting 400 within reach.

 

So will he get there? McAllister is currently on pace to score 60 goals this season, a high number but one that seems reasonable given he scored 61 last year. That mark would give him 301 goals on his career at the end of the year, which would mean two seasons to score 99 (or 49.5 goals per season). Regression will surely affect his stats, but the fact that he's banked so much TPE, plus a burgeoning Davos forward core around him, should help out as well.

 

All told, McAllister thinks he can reach rarified air that only a few players before him have done. It just might only take a few more games like his recent 5 goal night against Riga to get there.

Edited July 2, 2018 by CowboyinAmerica