How Many Targets Will Juraj Slafkovsky, Josh Norris, and Matthew Knies Rating?

Japanese Convention Canadian Workforce Participant Particular person Purpose Totals

TSN: TSN Hockey Analyst Marty Biron joined Sarah Davis on SportsCenter for the most recent version of Inside Edge. First, Biron was requested to select a participant from one of many Japanese Canadian groups and set their objective totals this season. He selected Juraj Slafkovsky of the Montreal Canadiens, Josh Norris of the Ottawa Senators, and Matthew Knies of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Sarah Davis: “Right here’s a take a look at a number of the FanDuel’s objective props for the upcoming NHL season. Auston Matthews is the favourite to win the Rocket Trophy once more this season. Now, he did rating 69 objectives final season. Didn’t fairly get to 70. Connor McDavid, he received the rocket in 2023 after scoring 64 objectives, he completed with half as many objectives final season, although, with 32 and Patrik Laine objective complete is about at 30 and a half in his first season in Montreal.

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Again with Marty Biron. Now to get the within edge for the upcoming NHL season, Marty, we’re going to attempt one thing just a little totally different at this time. FanDuel doesn’t have over/below traces for these gamers simply but, so we wish you to play the position of oddsmaker. You’re going to select one participant from every of the seven Canadian groups. You’re going to inform us the place the over-under line must be set for what number of objectives they’ll rating. You’re prepared.”

Martin Biron: “I’m prepared. They use supercomputers and algorithms for all of that, so I don’t suppose I can compete with the computer systems, however I’m going to search out, though I’m not going half objectives, I’m a goalie, I like spherical numbers, so I’m going to do full objectives, and if it’s that quantity, we’ll give everyone their a refund in a bush.

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Davis: “Okay, good. Let’s go. We’ll begin within the east. We’re gamers with one thing to show. Give us somebody from the Habs, Leafs and Sens and the place the expectations must be set for goal-scoring this 12 months.”

Biron: “I’m going to take a look at the Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky, and I’m setting the over-under at 29 objectives for Juraj Slafkovsky this 12 months. He had 20 final season. It was an excellent season for him, 16 within the final 40 video games. So in case you double that over 80 video games, that may imply 32 objectives. I’m nonetheless unsure he will get over 30, in order that’s why I’m placing the quantity at 29, which might be an excellent season for Juraj Slakfovsky and the Montreal Canadiens.

For the Ottawa Senators Josh Norris, I’m setting the over-under at 25. Look, this can be a man that, if wholesome, he can positively recover from 30 objectives. He scored 35 two years in the past, however he nonetheless needed to get one other shoulder surgical procedure, and 25 can be a really wholesome good quantity for Josh Norris, so my over-under is about at 25.

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And for the Toronto Maple Leafs, let’s take a look at Matthew Knies, 20 objectives this 12 months. For Matthew Knies, I get it. He’s going to play with Auston Matthews at five-on-five. Final 12 months, he had seven objectives with Auston Matthews. Matthews can rating a ton. So Matthew Knies goes to get plenty of rebounds if he desires to remain in entrance of the online. So I’m going to say 20 objectives for the second-year Matthew Knies of the Toronto Maple Leafs.”

Davis: “Okay, this sounds good, Marty; I feel you’re taking part in this oddsmaker factor fairly properly.”