‘Improvement is a pretty subjective quality, and it’s certainly not something that can or should be measured only with a look at the point totals. That said, for me, this year’s winner would have to be Carolina’s Eric Staal. The leap he took from the tentative, mistake-prone 31-point rookie to 45-goal, 100-point sophomore dominator was quantum.’
In a class of his own
Source: CNN/SI