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Senators Who Could Regress Back to the Mean

Some Senators players were lucky, and some were unlucky. There's a good chance they will revert back to career norms.

When someone says the term “regression to the mean,” most people think it has to be a bad thing. However, examples of regressing to the mean aren’t always a player that’s super lucky who falls back down to earth. Regression can also happen when someone who has been unlucky reverts back to how they have always played.

With that in mind, I wanted to look at four players who could/should regress to what they usually are. Firstly, let’s start with players who should regress in a bad way after enjoying a successful season:

Zack Smith

You must’ve figured Smith would be in here considering he’s on the cover, but also because Zack.