Barzal vs Suzuki

[Bouboumaster]

Who is the best player between the two?

Bonus question: Which player would you take on your team?

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[KevSkillz4]

Suzuki. Barzal is fun to watch, but the details of the game? Suzuki is far ahead of Barzal.

 

[Horvat1C]

Interesting question, I take Suzuki.

 

[Zeeker]

Interesting question, I take Suzuki.

Username checks out.

 

[Xirik]

Barzal

I would take Suzuki though as the Devils already have a better version of Barzal.

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???? Hughes-Suzuki

Suzuki would take faceoffs for Hughes.

Mercer would probably end up traded though.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Barzal but I’d honestly rather take Suzuki.

 

[Jack Skellington]

Barzal has that x factor with his speed but isn't he playing wing this season? Suzuki is a very good 2 way centre and I would expect him to hover around PPG now that the Habs are starting to get a little better and he has some help. Barzal is decently insulated on NYI. Is he any good defensively?

 

[Bleeker]

Barzal in terms of pure skills but i take Suzuki if i'm building a team

 

[dirtydanglez]

barzal but its very close

 

[Mrb1p]

Suz hands down. Hes amazing.

 

[Bouboumaster]

It's a close poll haha

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

Barzal but it's close

 

[Cursed Lemon]

Sometimes I think Barzal would shine if he was on a different team.

 

[Connor McConnor]

Barzal just hasn’t improved at all. Pretty disappointing he has the higher upside but I like Suzuki here

 

[biturbo19]

I think Barzal has the potential to bring the bigger offensive impact. Suzuki is clearly a better two-way player though. So it's definitely close. I'd lean toward that "upside" with Barzal offensively, but it's close enough to where i could absolutely see people justifying either way based on team composition and "need".

I think Barzal is probably the choice if you need a #1ish C. Suzuki would slot right in perfectly as a #2C somewhere.

 

[Konk]

Anyone saying Barzal hasn't improved or doesn't play defense hasn't watched him at all this year. He's grown leaps and bounds into a great two-way threat.

 

[Voight]

Barzal just hasn’t improved at all. Pretty disappointing he has the higher upside but I like Suzuki here

IMO that's because of his team/management/coaching.

He is offensively castrated somewhat.

 

[Felidae]

I think Barzal being held down offensively by the team and playing style is overstated tbh.

He's just 10 points ahead of Noah Dobson, who is a defenseman.

Bo Horvat, who was on more offensively talented Canucks teams, produced at a slightly lower rate than he did this year with the exception of 2022-23, when his shooting percentage was 21%. Far above his 13% career average.

 

[Boreal01]

Barzal currently although Suzuki will likely surpass him within the next year or two

 

[banks]

Suzuki. But It's undeniably close.

I feel like Barzal is at/near his ceiling already. Where as I think Suzuki will continue to improve.