Hockey News writer Sam McCaig gives his list of players who he thinks have the potential to have bounce back seasons. He believes Alex Tanguay could return to his usual 70-75 point total of previous seasons. Here’s the excerpt from his article:
Alex Tanguay, Montreal
In 2000-01, his second season in the NHL, Tanguay scored two goals in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final to lead the Colorado Avalanche over the New Jersey Devils. It was the beginning of a run of several 25-goal, 75-point seasons. Times were good. But after the lockout, the salary cap slapped the Avs and Colorado had to make some moves to appease the bottom line. Tanguay was shipped to Calgary, where he had one good season, in 2006-07, followed by a bad one last year under Flames coach Mike Keenan. Long story short, Tanguay was shipped out again, this time to his home province of Quebec to play for the Canadiens. No pressure, Alex, but the Habs need you to return to your scoring ways so they can claim their 25th Cup in their 100th anniversary season.