The first half of the season was something special for Eric Staal. The veteran center had silenced a lot of critics by showing he had a lot more scoring production left in the tank then most were giving him credit for. The big kid from Thunder Bay had shown he’s still an elite NHL talent by posting a solid 39 points (14 goals and 25 assists) in the season’s first 41 games with an excellent +15 in plus/minus.
Now starting the second half of the season we have seen for lack of a better term a bit of a stall in Staal’s point production.