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Originally Posted by Henry Fool
It actually does tell us that Barkov was more productive than Puljujärvi. Of course a five-second look at their basic stats tells that as well.
Then, like you say, we get into the specifics of individual players' player profiles, development, and playing situations in both leagues.
Where does this leave NHLe? It's not relevant at any point.
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Again, NHLe is a macro-type stat that gives a backdrop for any player against the statistical distribution of all the players that came before them (well the past 15 or 20 years anyway).
That is a completely different type of analysis than comparing two players head to head.
But they both have a purpose.