One of the more fascinating stories from the 2015-16 Ottawa Senators season was "fourth line centre" Zack Smith scoring 25 goals---something that seemed impossible even for those who were bullish on him. There weren't too many positives from the past season, but Smith was one of the few good surprises for the team.
At the age of 26, it seemed like everyone knew what kind of player he was: a fourth line centre capable of scoring about 10 goals a season. But in his age-27 campaign he may have changed our future expectations by beating his career high in goals by 11.