In 2019-20, The 5 Best RFAS Are Ready For A Great Breakout

As mentioned yesterday, there are many RFAs with talent still in themarket. The contract status of high-level free agents adds life to what would otherwise be boring weeks for teams and fans.

But talking about star players day after day is exhausting. Yes, we knoweverything about Mitch Marner and Brayden Point right now, and forgood reason, but there are many other players who are not renownedstars, but who bring tremendous value to their teams in one way oranother.

Earlier this week, I looked at some of the third-year players ready for a bigbreak, including some names in the current RFA market and a couple wewill see next year. Predicting a getaway is not easy: it is a mixtureof evaluation of the situations of which the player was a part inrecent years, the additions his team made during the summer and aninstinct based on what a player has seen. Comply in your career.

Usingthat mix, here are five requests for current proposals that are themain candidates for a great season in 2019-20, assuming they sign, ofcourse:

ColinWhite, C, 22 (Ottawa)

It took White a few years to establish himself as a full-time player in Ottawa, but his rookie season was quite remarkable given that theSenators finished at the bottom of the standings. He will no longerhave Mark Stone to play with, but White showed good chemistry withBrady Tkachuk, and rookie Drake Batherson is ready to showcase histalents on the right side. Together, they can create one of the worstfront lines in the NHL today, but it is one with great potential and,during a reconstruction, they will have the opportunity to take thedisk, make mistakes and move on. Look for White to reach 50 points ashe feels more comfortable in a leading role in the capital of Canada.

WillButcher, D, 24 (New Jersey)

Aweak defense body has allowed Butcher to make mistakes and grow fromthem, but by adding P.K. Subbanje to the stable on the right sidemakes the group much stronger. It's not clear if Butcher will haveopportunities to play with Subban this season, but after two solidcampaigns with the Devils, which include an increase in ice time at7:16 p.m. last season (up to three minutes from 2017-18), The teamwill look for Trust Butcher more in the future, especially with AndyGreene who will turn 37 in October. Butcher was more comfortableshooting the disc this season, and confidence in moving the disc issomething he has never missed, so the Demons are looking for a placein the playoffs for next season, but let's face it, there's still alot of work to do. - Butcher has the potential to return to hisrookie offensive form and even exceed his maximum of 44 points in hiscareer.

KevinFiala, RW, 22 (Minnesota)

Fiala saw her total score of 48 fall with the Predators in 2017-18 to 39between Nashville and Minnesota last season, but there is a glimmer of hope for the new campaign. While he only had seven points in 19games with the Wild, Fiala saw his ice time increase to 17:38 and wasused in more situations such as special teams and closing roles atthe end of the game. And whether you like the tournament or not, youcan't ignore his seven-point effort at the World Championship in May,where it seemed like he was playing with a completely new level ofconfidence that was missing during the Nashville season. Fiala willchallenge Mats Zuccarello for first place right in Minnesota, but hewill probably be located next to Joel Eriksson Ek and Zach Parise onthe second line, a working trio who seeks to rejuvenate hisstatistical lines in a team that is not destined to do The playoffsJust give Fiala a chance to excel.

PavelBuchnevich, RW, 23 (NY Rangers)

The Rangers are in a cap crisis after signing defender Jacob Troubayesterday and with Anthony Deangelo still in the ink. That couldcause Buchnevich to become a strange man despite having scored 20goals for the first time in his career, but suppose he is staying.Having Artemi Panarin on the left side will make the Rangersimmediately become dangerous, and Buchnevich played some of his besthockey players with Mika Zibanejad as his center, so assuming hestays in New York, it's not a bad line. after what the Rangers wentthrough. In 2018-19 when they finished on 26. Buchnevich changed hisseason after being a healthy scratch a couple of times before, with13 of his 38 points in the last 18 games of the season. If he cantake that momentum to 2019-20, be careful.

JessePuljujarvi, RW, 21 (Edmonton)

Haveyou got tired of hearing about this guy? Puljujarvi's name has beenin the rumor factory all summer after it became clear that it wouldnever work in Edmonton. His ice time dropped from an average of 13:22in 2017-18 to 11:57 in 2018-19, and he only had nine points in 46games to prove it. At 21, he is still young and has shown flashes ofoffensive brilliance in the NHL and the AHL, but he has not beenfrequenting enough to justify a great role in Edmonton at this time.You need a new beginning to work on your game-to-play consistency andbecome the best forward forward that was once projected to be.Assuming Edmonton passes another shooting error, it will givePuljujarvi a new opportunity to show why he was so coveted in 2016.

By:Preeti Narula

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