If you were to build a team around one of these 2 players who would you pick ? Debating this with a friend of mine and would like to see some good takes on this.
I'll take Point. He gels extremely well with our group.
You love players who are great defensively and great offensively. That's bold.No wrong answer. I’m an isles fan so I won’t pick because biased.
I will say that I absolutely love everything about Point. My style of player. Similar to Bergeron. I love guys who are great defensively and highly skilled offensively.
Barzal is more of a complete player with a bigger upside.
what part of the system is holding him back? He seems free to carry the puck as much as he feels like, and play however he feels like, and his teammates spend the whole shift trying to to get him the puck. Seems like a pretty good gig to me. Guessing an argument about his linemates not committing in the offensive zone as much as other teams? Or something along those lines? I don't watch every Islanders game so could be wrong but I generally don't see him being abandoned out there."Not close" shouldn't apply to either here.
Barzal for me.
People don't realize how good he is due to the system.
Objectively false. There's not one thing Barzal does better than Point, literally not one thing.
It's Point by a considerable margin. His scoring ability alone is enough to give him a big edge.
You love players who are great defensively and great offensively. That's bold.