Who will finish with more goals, Zack Smith or Jean-Gabriel Pageau? For reference, both set career-highs last season, with Smith scoring 25 and Pageau scoring 19. Bonus: predict the final number of goals for each.
Trevor: Both of these guys are good players, but I think their numbers will regress. Pageau gets more goals with 15, and Smith gets 11.
Ary: With Smith likely starting in the top-six, I’ll say him. I think they’re both going to get double-digit totals (18 for Smith, 15 for Pageau) but the extra ice-time and potential PP time for Smith may help him trounce Pageau here.