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Originally Posted by Nelson
My gut and the statistics tell me Puljujarvi is currently the better player and I also think he has higher upside. Therefore, I think I’d do this trade for sure. However, despite the fact that Puljujarvi has better stats despite playing more difficult opposition and starting in the defensive zone more often, the one thing you can’t discount is Puljujarvi had better linemates. So this probably skews the stats in Puljujarvi’s favour a bit.
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This is one of the times I throw stats out.
Both players have head issues that need to be overcome. Bennett's is a lack of confidence without production and a need to do too much that gets him in trouble by either hanging on to the puck too long, or taking silly penalties trying to force the play.
With JP there seems to be a lot of smoke in the air about his lack of overall maturity and the ability to use his talents to their fullest because his grey matter may get in the way.
The best bet to overcome these is the answer.
Can't discount quality of linemates though, for sure.