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Old 09-08-2017, 06:38 PM   #89
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Originally Posted by Textcritic View Post
I generally agree with most of your post, but I will take issue with this: Sean Monahan has outproduced Bo Horvat in every season—including last year when he was hampered by an injury that probably affected his effectiveness in the first six weeks. That counts for a lot, in my opinion. It counted for a lot in 2015 in the comparison between Mark Scheifele and Ryan Nugget-Hopkins, but do you honestly see ANY similarities between Nugent-Hopkins and Monahan that might suggest that he is likewise to start tailing off in production?
He hasn't though, as has been pointed out

Their even strength stats are very similar this past season and Horvat has played with worse quality linemates and against higher quality competition

Situations play a big factor in counting stats

Alex ovechkins 50 goal seasons are different than Jonathan cheechoos in terms of who was driving the bus

I don't think it can be judged who is better at this point due to age, but as to who is better in their mid-late 20s in their prime it is arguably a toss up right now
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