2017 hasn’t exactly been Charlie Coyle’s year.
On December 31st, the hulking right winger looked like he turned a corner for the Minnesota Wild. After years of slow but steady progression, Coyle was delivering results that matched his potential. The prize of the Brent Burns trade flourished beside Eric Staal, scoring 12 goals and 30 points in his first 36 games.
And then, things slowed down quite a bit. Over Coyle’s final 46 games, his production scuffled, scoring just 6 times while collecting a pedestrian 26 points. He started to shoot less and his ice time started to dwindle.