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Originally Posted by VilleN
I think that is definitely part of it. I also think there are a couple of other reasons:
- Neither Pavelski nor Monahan play a particularly flashy game. They seem to quietly put up numbers. While someone like Gaudreau looks like a wizard out there, and that gets fans talking.
- Both Pavelski and Monahan are equally good scorers as they are play makers (meaning they get basically as many goals as they do assists), whereas a player like Thornton puts up monstrous numbers of assists. Which makes people think of him as a super elite play maker, which increases the hype and popularity of the player.
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This is a side bar, but it is interesting to compare Pavelski and Mony. After his first four years in the NHL Pavelski had 83g and 95a while Mony after four years has 107g and 110a.
So Pavelski was averaging about 45 pts per year his first four years vs Mony who has averaged 55 pts per year.
The most recent four year period Pavelski is averaging almost 75 pts per year, so as Mony continues to develop, if he improves on a similar curve to Joe, he could be an 80-90 points per season player in the next few years. Will be interesting to track.