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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
They both became full-timers in the 11/12 season. Since then, here are their stats (games/G/A/P):
Pach: 503 / 206 / 193 / 399
Neal: 469 / 190 / 168 / 358
Percentages:
Pach: .409 / .383 / .793
Neal: .405 / .358 / .763
'much superior player' is a pretty big overstatement IMO.
Then factor in their AAVs, and I'll take Neal at $5.75M over Pacioretty at $7M anyday.
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Last 3 years.
Pacioretty:
227 gp
82 goals
86 assists
Neal
223 gp
79 goals
64 assists
Neal 1 year older, contract 1 year longer.
I might prefer the term over the AAV cap savings, but not the acquisition cost.