Zach Hyman

After scoring a career-high 54 goals in 2023-24, Hyman collapsed to 27 goals and 44 points across 73 regular-season outings last year. That’s his lowest point total since 2020-21 when he played in just 43 games, and it’s a far cry from his height of 83 points in 2022-23. Hyman’s decline came despite playing regularly alongside Connor McDavid, which is a relationship that played a big role in his previous ascent. However, Hyman had an expected goals of 38 last season, and when you combine that with his career-low 41.1 IPP, it’s reasonable to believe he got very unlucky. Normally, he’d be a fantastic buy-low candidate, but Hyman suffered a wrist injury during the playoffs, which puts his availability for training camp in doubt. Hyman is still worth taking a chance on in the late rounds of a standard draft, but you should consider him a risky selection. Read Past Outlooks