When I watch Iginla vs Helenius and compare the two solely on impact I’m taking Iginla 10/10 times. Iginla is constantly involved in the play even without the puck, he’s generating offense on the rush and driving the corners and net hard without the puck hoping to find a weakness in the D.
When I watch Helenius I see a guy who’s positionally sound, but shys from the tougher areas and certainly isn’t generating consistently shift to shift. He’s older, bigger but plays more reserved and it stands out like a sore thumb to me.
Tij reminds me of Tkachuk but with more skill and less “pest” but tough to play against and hard on the puck. He looks much like his dad but more skilled, better shot at this age and he’s still young.
I can’t for the life of me see any scenario where you’d want Helenius over Iginla, outside of the fact that many see Tij as a winger vs Konsta as a center. That certainly isn’t enough for me to choose him over Tij at this point, I want impact and I want offensive threat at #9 and there’s just more available wether it’s Iginla or an impact D for me at this point.
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