Realistic Expectations for Brian Rolston

[MCDevils]

It appears that baring a surprise trade, Rolston is going to remain on the Devils this season.

Realistically, how many goals do you expect him to score this season?

I think that 20-22 is reasonable, with a max of 25-27.

He can shoot but has averaged between 4-5 minutes less per game since the Devils signed him.

I think the biggest factor will be if he gets powerplay time. MacLean hasn't let Kovy run wild for 2 minutes at a time, which I think is the best solution. I'd rather have Kovalchuk going full force for 60 seconds versus going 80% speed for 120.

If Rolston can get some second unit PP time, he'll fare much, much better. He's definitely not breaking into the top 6 anytime soon, so he will need to produce with Clarkson and Zubrus. Apparently he has switched to a new stick. I hope he starts fast and gets on a roll (maybe getting some of the fan-base off his back while he's at it.)

 

[TheRobotDevil]

I actually like the way he plays with clarkson and zubrus.20 could be reachable

 

[nj_cup]

16 goals

 

[MCDevils]

I was sure cup was going with 12.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

I'll be happy with 16-20 out of Rolston. In all honesty I'm looking for him to be more of a prototypical checking line player at this point so 16-20 goals out of him would be fine by me.

 

[DevFan60]

Now when Kovy is here, Brian's 20 goals would be great tip in.

 

[MadCaptain]

15-20-35.

He doesn't have a role on the team.

 

[DeViLzzz]

I expect that he will be alive when he goes on the ice. Oh well hey I guess that is a given if he hits the ice but honestly 15 goals 20 assists minimum for the ice time I expect him to get.