Sure Hymans linemates benefited from his hustle, but just look at the goals in the video you posted. So many are Marner making an elite offensive play, stopping up while driving forward, dekijg out someone, passing it to Matthews who then passes to Hyman for easy tap ins. Most of Hymans offense in that video is just tapping in from favorable plays created by the actual drivers of those lines in Matthews/Marner. Leafs can plug someone much cheaper than Hyman and I bet that line doesn’t miss a beat. Leafs could also add a much more skilled player to that line and that line could also take an uptick.
I don’t agree with the assessment that Hall is a perimeter player. This guy has no issue driving net front and digging in the dirty areas. He’s not a plug and he’s not going to just hustle his way into getting into situations that can injure him (Atleast not anymore) but that’s a good thing. He’s got enough offensive instincts to pick and choose when and where he drives to the net, Hyman is just automatic hustle all the time.
I think we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one. Don’t know if more could be said from either of us, but we’ve said enough to make our points. We shall see how the seasons play out for both of these players and then we’ll know.
