Eichel vs Thompson

[avsfan9]

Who’s better right now?

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[centipede2233]

I don’t watch them play and can only go off stats, I’ll say tage thompson by a hair

 

[randywoodsghost]

Maybe Johnny Cochrane can come back as a ghost and make a case for Eichel but otherwise it’s Thompson.

 

[bert]

Thompson, imagine he had Stone on his line.

 

[Foppberg]

TNT

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Thompson, imagine he had Stone on his line.

Jeff Skinner and Alex Tuch aren't chopped liver.

Eichel had a dominant season with Skinner on his wing.

 

[Lavar Ball]

It's Eichel

 

[Faceboner]

I'm a sabres fan so I won't vote but it is certainly close

 

[bert]

Jeff Skinner and Alex Tuch aren't chopped liver.

Eichel had a dominant season with Skinner on his wing.

Not chopped liver but they arent Mark Stone.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Not chopped liver but they arent Mark Stone.

No but they're both outscoring him. And Eichel dropped a dominant season with Skinner on his line.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Big Eichel AINEC

 

[Connor McConnor]

Eichel without hesitation for me

 

[HockeyWooot]

Eichel for me.

I like that this is a worthy poll given the emergence of Thompson

 

[bert]

No but they're both outscoring him. And Eichel dropped a dominant season with Skinner on his line.

Through 20 games. Neither are remotely close to the two way player he is.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Through 20 games. Neither are remotely close to the two way player he is.

It's actually over the last two seasons:

Tuch
22g 60p in 72gp (25g 69p pace)

Skinner
43g 85p in 102gp (35g 68p pace)

Stone
18g 48p in 61gp (24g 65p pace)

Stephenson
27g 83p in 103gp (21g 66p pace)

The buffalo guys have paced for more points and a lot more goals. Stone is obviously the best two way forward of the group, but in terms of creating offense, I don't think there's a huge difference between Skinner and Tuch vs Stone and Stephenson.

 

[deVolt]

It's getting closer and Tage may be the better player by the end of the season if he continue to be as good as he has been, I feel like Tage has way more untapped potential and he is just starting to put it all together wile Eichel has plateaued to be 70-80p player. I'll take the 6,7 player with better tools and mentality everyday of the week.

 

[BKarchitect]

Still Eichel for me. Statistically they have been remarkably similar this year offensively. Tage has a slight PPG lead but a slightly heavier PP usage and shooting %. Their ice time is almost identical - good but not massive ES time and PP time (suggesting both have upward mobility left in their actual output), secondary PK time, right down to the poor face off %. Both also lead their teams in scoring by a considerable margin.

I certainly buy there is even more left in Tage's locker but I also think it's a mistake to say this is the "fully back/reborn" Eichel at this point as well. He's been uber efficient this year and has in the past been able to maintain star level performances at a much higher usage. Vegas has a deep line-up and Eichel is certainly not getting Drai/Mack/Matthews type minutes.

The biggest thing for me is that I feel Eichel has been the engine of a once-again powerhouse Vegas team. Certainly, a healthy Stone has helped as well...and other factors like Stephenson continuing to improve and Thompson being a revelation. But Eichel's has given the Knights a superstar focal point for the offense - something they have sorely lacked.

 

[KevSkillz4]

I'm a very big big fan of Jack Eichel... but Tage Thompson is younger, he is more a rare prototype to me. 6"6 with his skillset? That's truly impressive. I would take Tage Thompson, but it's very close.

 

[DickSmehlik]

2 years ago Sabre fans would have never imagined Tage Thompson compared favorably to Eichel.

A testament to how much Tage has improved his game and Jack's has plateaued/regressed.

 

[Macbanan]

As of now, tied, but Tage might come back to earth for a little while. Developing from borderline NHL'er to superstar in 2 seasons would be pretty extreme. I don't consider him on the level of Eichel, but he might get there.

Can't help but worry he's going to get injured the way he's playing though. He's playing with abandon.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

2 years ago Sabre fans would have never imagined Tage Thompson compared favorably to Eichel.

A testament to how much Tage has improved his game and Jack's has plateaued/regressed.

That's absolute nonsense. Eichel is playing the best all around hockey of his career.

 

[Dirty Dog]

That's absolute nonsense. Eichel is playing the best all around hockey of his career.

And in two more games played has less production than Thompson.

Its certainly close. So i'll take the much cheaper player signed for longer

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

And in two more games played has less production than Thompson.

Its certainly close. So i'll take the much cheaper player signed for longer

It's a pretty small sample to be drawing conclusions like that

 

[Dirty Dog]

It's a pretty small sample to be drawing conclusions like that

This the small sample you made your post about…

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

This the small sample you made your post about…

My post that referenced the last 2 sessons?