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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
But goes back to the point of who's doing the heavier lifting on their respective teams, which is at the heart of who's the better player, IMO.
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See, you can make that argument, but it's sure debatable, and not supported by any objective facts because you'd have to have them switch teams to gauge it. Maybe Kucherov does just as heavy a lifting on Edmonton and for sure Barkov would change that team fundamentally. Honestly the fact TB survives better just means that their team is better, not Kucherov v. McDavid. The goaltending alone is a factor (look at how Calgary's goalies prop them up).
All this really says to me is that simply proclaiming McDavid "Best Player in the World" is not something that any media member should just do as if it's unarguable.