Fiala’s time to shine
It’s still difficult to think about Kevin Fiala‘s nasty injury that knocked him out of the playoffs in the second round against St.Louis. Good news is he’s already been back skating for while, as initially reported by Robby Stanley of NHL.com:
Also, Kevin Fiala is skating again and looks even better today.
— Robby Stanley (@RStanleyNHL) June 29, 2017
Fiala is a trendy choice for being the biggest breakout performer going into next season, even more so than the likes of Arvidsson. The void left behind by Neal might benefit Fiala more so than any other player. As long as his recovery keeps going smoothly, there’s no reason to think he can’t drastically skyrocket to huge goal numbers in 2017-18.
I’m putting his target number at 22 goals, which is modest due to being a little skeptical about how he’ll look initially coming off his injury. He may shatter that total and come closer to 30 goals if he bounces back even better than he’s looking now.