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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
I just needed to point out that star players are mostly about reputation.
Scheifele is generally regarded as a clear cut #1 franchise center, but Kadri's points are comparable, and I would argue that Kadri is better defensively. The +/- doesn't bear that out, but Scheifele isn't playing most of the season with 2 rookies on his wings.
Kyle Connor is an elite sniper, but Blake Coleman has more goals on the third line for Calgary, as well as being an elite shutdown winger who kills penalties.
Just sayin', this is why it's important for our GM and the pro scouts to do their homework on any trade returns. It's how you can extract guys like Sharangovich and Kuzmenko from situations where they aren't valued.
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Not to take away from your valid premise, but Connor has played 19 fewer games this season. Games played being equal he likely has 8-10 more goals than Coleman.