Zach Hyman called out for significant drop off in playoffs by Oilers analyst

Hyman had a career best season last year scoring 54 goals, but his totals dropped this year to 27 goals and 44 points - which are more realistic totals for him.

Oilers analysts at OilersNation are calling on Zach Hyman to rediscover some of that offensive success he had last season. Through the last 5 playoffs games, Hyman has no goals and only 7 shots.

Hyman has gotten away from his offensive profile recently of being a net-front crasher hunting rebounds and cashing chaos near the crease. The fact that he's getting almost no shots off, when he used to be able to fire tons in the slot, is a clear decline.

The Oilers have even taken Hyman off the powerplay in favour of Corey Perry. It's understandable, as the older vet also has soft hands around the net, but Hyman also is an asset there and may need the boost.

At the same time, Hyman's trying to impact the game with his physicality. He's currently leading the NHL playoffs in hits, and is letting the opposition now he's going to wear them down.

It is hard to say anything bad about a player who's clearly still giving his best effort, and Zach Hyman is still a net positive player. However, he needs to get back to causing chaos in the slot, and get back on the scoresheet.