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Enoch Root · 11-12-2014, 09:03 AM

Impossible to compare when they're in different leagues, but the best metric we have is NHLe.

Obviously the sample sizes are way to small at this point to mean anything at all, but just for perspective going forward, here are their numbers:

McDavid: 69.7
Eichel 62.4

That isn't a huge difference, but it is significant IMO (assuming it continues).

In the modern era, that would put McDavid at the top of the list ahead of Crosby, Kane and (a 20 year old) Gaudreau.

While Eichel's numbers are also very impressive, they leave him behind those guys. McDavid's NHLe is 12% higher than Eichel's at this point (which IMO is a pretty big gap).

It will be interesting to see how they evolve over the course of the season.

Edit: obviously McDavid's numbers aren't going to change for a while, so looking at Eichel, he would need to bump his PPG to 2.1 (currently 1.85) to close the gap.

11-12-2014, 09:03 AM	#38
Enoch Root Franchise Player Join Date: May 2012 Exp:	Impossible to compare when they're in different leagues, but the best metric we have is NHLe. Obviously the sample sizes are way to small at this point to mean anything at all, but just for perspective going forward, here are their numbers: McDavid: 69.7 Eichel 62.4 That isn't a huge difference, but it is significant IMO (assuming it continues). In the modern era, that would put McDavid at the top of the list ahead of Crosby, Kane and (a 20 year old) Gaudreau. While Eichel's numbers are also very impressive, they leave him behind those guys. McDavid's NHLe is 12% higher than Eichel's at this point (which IMO is a pretty big gap). It will be interesting to see how they evolve over the course of the season. Edit: obviously McDavid's numbers aren't going to change for a while, so looking at Eichel, he would need to bump his PPG to 2.1 (currently 1.85) to close the gap.