Last season, Riley Sheahan endured one of the worst seasons of any forward in NHL history. Sheahan went 365 days without a goal before scoring two goals in the final game at Joe Louis Arena. In fact, as shown in the table below, Sheahan is one of just 12 forwards in NHL history to play at least 80 games and score two or fewer goals.



As the season progressed, Sheahan’s goal-scoring drought became a running joke, culminating in the creation of the website www.didrileysheahanscore.com. Although he’s a candidate to bounce-back this season, his name has come up numerous times in trade rumors, most notably in a rumored deal to the Pittsburgh Penguins. From Detroit’s perspective, the priority is clearing enough cap space to get restricted free agent Andreas Athanasiou under contract. With Sheahan being just 25 years of age on a relatively cheap expiring RFA contract, he’s a clear “buy-low” target for teams looking to add bottom-six depth. If...