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Islanders: Why isn't Mathew Barzal scoring like he used to

Mathew Barzal is the New York Islanders most important player. The 16th overall pick in 2015, is the team's best player and face of the franchise. But what is Barzal's ceiling?

Over the last two seasons, we haven't seen Barzal put up the same production that saw him win the league Calder trophy as the rookie of the year in 2018.

I've seen people suggest that Barzal is at best a 2nd line center on a cup team. With two seasons scoring 60ish points it's easy to see why someone might think that.