Looking at the Slumps of Flyers Stars Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux
March 26th, 2013 by Garrett Baker Leave a reply »Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell are relied on heavily to produce offensively for the Philadelphia Flyers. The two players compliment each other well, and have the ability to carry the team at times.
So when things are off with them, the rest of the team can struggle, and that is exactly what has happened during this lockout-shortened season. There are a number of possible reasons for their respective slumps, which I will delve into later, but right now let's just analyze the actual slumps themselves.
First we have Giroux, who was just named captain this past offseason and has officially become the leader of the team and one of the most recognizable figures in the NHL. He's a bright young star who will play a large role in the success of both the Flyers organization and all of hockey in general.
Last year, Giroux scored 93 points in 77 games, meaning he scored at about a 1.21 point-per-game rate. This season, he has just 28 points in 31 games, giving him a points-per-game rate of about 0.90.
Towards the beginning of the season, Giroux had a streak of 14 games where he tallied just one goal. Recently, he ...
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