On Saturday afternoon, Tomas Tatar scored two goals in 96 seconds against the cellar-dwelling Colorado Avalanche. Those tallies got Tatar to the 20-goal mark for the third consecutive season.
Some fans aren’t too pleased with this, for reasons I understand, but also have to shake my head at. There’s a sentiment out there that it’s just too little, too late. Objectively it’s true, subjectively it’s hard to agree when Tatar is now leading his team in goals, four ahead of second-ranked Andreas Athanasiou.
There’s a whole host of reasons why this team has been performing far below even our reserved expectations this season.