I think Mantha might hit another level off that shitty team when he settles in.
I’d take Mantha for sure on the Caps, we already have Wilson who is better than Anderson on all fronts.
I haven't watched enough Mantha to answer this poll. How is Manthas effort level and how is he defensively?
Lol no.
Wilson can stay healthy so I'd prefer him for that reason but when Anderson is healthy he's better. Better shot and just a smarter player overall.
He scored 27 goals on the Jackets checking line, with almost no PP time. Tom Wilson never came close to 20 goals before getting placed with elite players. He was a 7 goal man.
he's never played for buffalo....Mantha is the better player but buffalo is soft AF and so i'd have to take anderson
Tom Wilson dominates all over the ice, he's an absolute terror on the forecheck. You watch the 2018 Cup run, and it's Wilson just causing mayhem and punishing the other team's defense. No one's really scared of a Josh Anderson, but the other players are definitely scared of Wilson.
Wilson is always healthy and opens up a ton of space for Ovechkin on that top line as a playmaker and by driving to the net.
he's never played for buffalo....
This makes me think you don't actually watch both players.
They have nearly the exact same effect when they start running around hitting people. No one would say "no one's really scared of a Josh Anderson" if they were paying attention. He's been getting the Tom Wilson comparison for a very long time. "Yes, every team would love to have a Tom Wilson. And the Blue Jackets have one, whether he wants to admit it or not."
The principle difference between the two isn't physicality or speed, that's where they are both 10/10. It's Anderson's shooting ability and Wilson's ability to stay healthy.
Sorry, I was busy watching Wilson make a gorgeous no look pass to Kuznetsov just now. Wilson and Anderson went head to head in the past and Wilson won every time.