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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I won't pick who is better between Monahan and Barkov. Both sides have good arguments.
What I do think is that injury time simply shouldn't be shrugged-off as nothing. That is time away from the team that would otherwise go in helping the team win a game. Who knows? Maybe Monahan is really good at playing through injuries (he was while playing in these last playoffs, and he did well).
My thoughts are that they are both really good players. Monahan is so underrated because "Gaudreau makes Monahan great". I would love to split Gaudreau and Monahan up as I really think Monahan can thrive away from Gaudreau and do more to drive possession himself. I think he is so underrated and under-appreciated.
As for the methodology - I don't have a problem with it. The one thing about advanced stats that I love is how it SHOULD remove bias. Too many twerps end up using it to prove their existing bias with the data, rather than include more data. At least this author kept it consistent throughout the league.
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I hear what you're saying, but they're in different tiers for sure. Monahan is a solid young player who can be a foundational piece on a team with cup aspirations, while Barkov is the type of player that could be
the guy (ala: Kopitar). You can tell immediately just watching him how skilled he is. He controls the pace of the game like an elite #1C while also having a tremendous 2-way game. He is also a possession monster, who carried an aged Jagr to respectable numbers. Barkov is almost like a Backlund x Gaudreau hybrid, he's blown me away the times I've had the chance to watch him play. But I definitely do agree with your other point though, that's all for nothing if the player can't stay healthy, and to be honest I think we've gotten pretty lucky with our young core and their health *knocks on wood*