When an NHL player has a season below their norm, their road to redemption becomes a storyline early in the following season. Will they bounce back? What went wrong the year before? How will their resurgence or continued struggles impact the team?
There are a number of players this season who are showing signs of having bounce-back campaign, and others who were hoping to bounce back but haven't yet.
Will the current trends continue or is there a chance the comeback stories will turn sour? Let's have a look.
Key stat from 2017-18: 4.