[SuperMatt18]

Player 1:
ES Goals Per 60: 0.36
ES Shots Per 60: 6.28
Individual Shooting % (ES): 5.77%
On Ice Shooting % (ES): 7.48%
CF%: 51.5%
HDCF%: 58.0%
Hits/GP: 2.0
Fights: 3
Career Shooting %: 11.3%

Player 2:
ES Goals Per 60: 0.94
ES Shots Per 60: 7.29
Individual Shooting % (ES): 12.94%
On Ice Shooting % (ES): 8.83%
CF%: 49.8%
HDCF% 53.1%
Hits/GP: 1.8
Fights: 1
Career Shooting %: 13.3%

So Player A has the better advanced stats, is more physical, has more fights, but is shooting about half of his career shooting percentage.

Player B is more productive from a goals perspective, and averages about 1 shot more per 60 minutes, but is not as good at driving play and is shooting at his career norm.

Player A likely costs you a mid-round pick, and carries a $1.75M cap hit.

Player B is going to cost you a first, and carries a $4M cap hit.

Player A is Pat Maroon.

Player B is Wayne Simmonds.

Honestly if I'm Brad Treliving I'd be calling St.Louis and offering a 3rd right now for Maroon as a buy low candidate. Much better move than buying high for Simmonds. Fills the exact same need, at a much cheaper cost, and leaves assets and cap room to help fill another hole.

Could do a lot worse than Maroon for bottom 6 depth and would be a much better pick up than Stewart was.