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Originally Posted by Canada 02
If Bonino is a few places ahead of the Sedins, does that make him a better hockey player than the twins, or does that suggest the stat does not really show who is a better player?
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There is no such thing as a hockey stat that shows "who is a better player". That stat shows who has produced more points at even strength over the past 3 years, adjusted for ice time. In other words, it shows exactly what I said it showed. It also implies that the Sedins, at this stage, get a large chunk of their (still top-end) production on the power play, but you'd need to look at a bunch of other stuff to confirm that (hint: if you did, it would confirm that).
In any event, the disparity should make it pretty obvious that Brandon Sutter is a much less effective offensive player than Bonino, and that giving up a pick and a prospect and about $1.5M in cap space and a year of contract for him is laughable.