7. Sebastian Aho’s development
It’s starting to become habit for Sebastian Aho to get off to slow starts to the season. It took him 16 games to get his first goal of the season in his sophomore campaign. And, it took him 14 games to get his first of what would amount to 24 goals last season.
After scoring his first goal of the season, Aho became red hot with five consecutive games with goals. Through 23 games, Aho has five goals and 18 points, good for second on the team.
Not only has Aho become a fan favorite for the Canes, he has contributed significantly to a better run for the Canes through November than he had in October. Continued development and improvement from Aho would also be huge.
The first line for the Canes is highlighted by the skill and creativity coming from Aho. He’s just as good as Skinner at creating in the offensive zone and setting up his line mates and himself as Skinner.