Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff discusses Christian Fischer’s press conference with the media on Monday, with Duff discussing the expectations for Fischer’s offensive output:
During the 2022-23 season, his last with the Arizona Coyotes, Fischer was accounting for 13 goals and 27 points. He was good for career highs in goals (15) and points (33) during the 2017-18 season with the Coyotes. He would pot 11 goals during the 2018-19 campaign.
Then again, in between those good years, he only scored five goals in 2021-22, three in 2020-21 and six in 2019-20. But in each of those three years of downturn, circumstances were limiting him to less than 60 games. In three of the past four seasons in which he suited up for at least 70 games, Fischer did score more than 10 goals.
He thinks he’s capable of getting to those kinds of totals again this season.
“Oviously that’s not not my biggest concern,” Fischer, a bottom-six role-playing forward, said of driving the offense. “That’s never going to be how I’m really measured in performance. But with that being said, I definitely have way higher expectations for myself. I’ve done it before. That year previous to coming here I had 13 goals. I’ve been right around that mark and 30 to 40 points. That’s kind of my bread and butter.”
Duff continues, and while it would be nice if Fischer added more offense to the Red Wings’ attack, his main goal is deterring opponents from scoring goals against the Wings.
