The Vancouver Canucks seemingly bolstered their offence by signing speedy forward Sam Gagner to a three-year deal worth $9.145 million, but the 28-year-old tallied a mere 10 goals and 31 points.
Gagner was coming off a career-best 18-goal and 50-point season with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The hope was that he’d slot in nicely as a top-six forward and fix what was a brutally awful power play in 2016-17.
You can make a case that 2017-18 was a year of bad luck for Gagner. He posted a mere 47.1 Corsi For percentage — nearly two full points lower than his career 48.