At the start of each new NHL season, superstars such as Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, Alex Ovechkin, Anze Kopitar and assorted others face big expectations.
Heightened expectations come with the territory of being a superstar, but heading into the 2014-15 season, there are some NHL players, such as Tyler Seguin, facing drastically raised expectations. Some players went into 2013-14 under the radar, but now the bar has been set regardless of whether or not the new expectation is fair.
Heading into this season there are fans, teams and even fantasy hockey leagues that have big things in mind for the players to follow. Not all of them are warranted, and it seems these players could start the season with some extra weight on their shoulders.
With the season days away, here are the NHL players facing the most drastic of new expectations. If you feel there is a really good player not mentioned, feel free to drop a line in the comments below.
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Article written by Tom Urtz Jr.
NHL Players Facing Drastically Raised Expectations in 2014-15
October 3rd, 2014 by Tom Urtz Jr. Leave a reply »
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