GlitchMarner
Typical malevolent, devious & vile Maple Leafs fan
Here are Stamkos' best finishes in the scoring race:
2nd, 2nd, 5th, 5th
Here are Tavares':
2nd, 8th, 16th, 17th
Stamkos' best point totals (excluding this season):
97, 95, 91, 72
Best goal totals (excluding this season):
60, 51, 45, 43
Tavares's best point totals (excluding this season):
86, 81, 70, 67
Tavares' best goal totals (excluding this season):
38, 33, 31, 29
Stamkos had better linemate support in his best four seasons, but to be fair, he produced clearly better results in terms of raw output as well. To what extent the advantage in linemate superiority has helped him is debatable and one can't answer that question with certainly.
This season Stamkos has 27 goals and 81 points while Tavares has 32 goals and 70 points. Tavares is playing on a team that has three players (two other than himself) who are close to a PPG average. Additionally, his linemate Anders Lee is a top 10 goal scorer this season. He plays on a team that plays a offensive-oriented system and is trailing Stamkos by 12 points in the scoring race.
Tavares did finish in the top 10 in Selke voting last season, but I've read on more than one occasion that he is not good (to be kind about it) defensively. I don't watch the Isles with any sort of regularity.
They're both very talented players and I wouldn't complain about having either on my team, but I'm not convinced Tavares is the superior offensive talent or even the better all-around player at this point. Stamkos has the better career peak and better high-end seasons in terms of raw numbers and is outproducing Tavares by a considerable margin this season.
2nd, 2nd, 5th, 5th
Here are Tavares':
2nd, 8th, 16th, 17th
Stamkos' best point totals (excluding this season):
97, 95, 91, 72
Best goal totals (excluding this season):
60, 51, 45, 43
Tavares's best point totals (excluding this season):
86, 81, 70, 67
Tavares' best goal totals (excluding this season):
38, 33, 31, 29
Stamkos had better linemate support in his best four seasons, but to be fair, he produced clearly better results in terms of raw output as well. To what extent the advantage in linemate superiority has helped him is debatable and one can't answer that question with certainly.
This season Stamkos has 27 goals and 81 points while Tavares has 32 goals and 70 points. Tavares is playing on a team that has three players (two other than himself) who are close to a PPG average. Additionally, his linemate Anders Lee is a top 10 goal scorer this season. He plays on a team that plays a offensive-oriented system and is trailing Stamkos by 12 points in the scoring race.
Tavares did finish in the top 10 in Selke voting last season, but I've read on more than one occasion that he is not good (to be kind about it) defensively. I don't watch the Isles with any sort of regularity.
They're both very talented players and I wouldn't complain about having either on my team, but I'm not convinced Tavares is the superior offensive talent or even the better all-around player at this point. Stamkos has the better career peak and better high-end seasons in terms of raw numbers and is outproducing Tavares by a considerable margin this season.