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Originally Posted by Love
You're right. He definitely is at the bottom of the three when comparing offensive output, but we also have to account for situational advantage and development curve. He is the only elite skater of the three and has never played with a Hudler/Gaudreau/McDavid/Hall or even Eberle. Projecting going forward I just don't see what either of them do that Horvat doesn't besides play with elite offensive facilitators.
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You're only looking at one side of it.
Sure, Monahan and Draisitl have had some better line mates. But they also likely face much stiffer quality of competition. Also, what about opportunity? What about zone starts?
And what about simple things like the fact that the Nucks suck and good teams simply play them at a lower gear right now? I think it is very difficult, and usually very misleading, to try and compare players, just based on these stats or those stats, or line mates, or whatever. Results are what matters most.
Horvat is a very good player, but he simply isn't as productive as the other two. And for a top 6 C, that is a pretty important thing.