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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I think the differences in our views here is that you're putting too much into the more noticeable, memorable elements of each player's game. That is, you're being influenced too much by Gudbranson's hitting in your assessment of him as a player, and the same goes for Matheson's skill plays. Based on those facts, you'd assume that Gudbranson has more defensive impact and less offensive / transition impact than he actually does, and Matheson has more offensive impact than he actually does. It's the same effect that makes people think PK Subban is a defensive liability because he has a bad habit of turning the puck over at inopportune times.
But to each his own. At the end of the day, they're both, at this point, reasonable second pairing guys. Paying 4.9 for one of those is a bit much, in my view, but not totally insane.
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*sigh* But the question asked about style of play or comparable type of player. That's not something you'll find on a spreadsheet my friend. I appreciate you boiling it down to the numbers, but that's not what's being discussed here.
Also, you only have one season to use for Matheson's data, and it was under Tom Rowe, a spectacularly bad coach. Last year is not representative of anyone who played for the Panthers. Even Jagr should have scored more goals than he ended up doing.