Drouin vs Konecny

[PKWeber]

Who is the better hockey player?

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[VoluntaryDom]

For RIGHT NOW Drouin. Moving forward TK.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Why is Drouin getting any votes?

 

[StoneHands]

For RIGHT NOW Drouin. Moving forward TK.

Right now? Konecny has more goals and points while playing 3 less minutes and getting half the amount of PP time. He has double the amount of ES goals and ES assists. Konecny is also a more physical, gritty player and although he's not great defensively he's improved a lot this year and he's certainly not the liability that Drouin is. What exactly makes Drouin better "right now"?

 

[StoneHands]

Why is Drouin getting any votes?

Draft position and hype. The same reason nobody took Giroux serious until he put together 2-3 straight great seasons and Toews was a top 3 player despite never being a top 10 point scorer.

 

[TheGoldenGod]

Drouin blows

 

[bauer]

Drouin is so overrated. guy has done absolutely nothing in the NHL. career best 53 points and some talk of him like he's a star. he won't even break 40 points this year.

 

[Sasso09]

I expected Drouin to be a 90 point player his draft year, my favorite prospect since Kane. He hasn't lived up yet and currently Konecny is clearly better. Going forward who knows? both are ultra talented, Drouin probably more so, while Konecny enjoys a grit and more well rounded advantage.

 

[Sasso09]

Drouin is so overrated. guy has done absolutely nothing in the NHL. career best 53 points and some talk of him like he's a star. he won't even break 40 points this year.

"Career high 53 points" this is only his 3rd full season. Konecny hasn't come close to 53 points yet so that's a weak argument.

 

[Sky04]

I expected Drouin to be a 90 point player his draft year, my favorite prospect since Kane. He hasn't lived up yet and currently Konecny is clearly better. Going forward who knows? both are ultra talented, Drouin probably more so, while Konecny enjoys a grit and more well rounded advantage.

Same, I still take Drouin in this though still has way more upside than Konecny

 

[bauer]

"Career high 53 points" this is only his 3rd full season. Konecny hasn't come close to 53 points yet so that's a weak argument.

there's a 2 year difference between them. one is in their 4th year, the other 2nd. one was also drafted 3rd overall and expected to do so much more.

i bet TK surpasses 53 points by the time he reaches his 4th year. he might've reached it this year had he not got hurt.

 

[Hostile Offer]

Drouin is so overrated. guy has done absolutely nothing in the NHL. career best 53 points and some talk of him like he's a star. he won't even break 40 points this year.

Drouin has all the talent in the world to be a star in this league. He's far from a lost cause.

 

[habsterr]

Drouin is trash; so voted Konecny.

 

[Sasso09]

there's a 2 year difference between them. one is in their 4th year, the other 2nd. one was also drafted 3rd overall and expected to do so much more.

i bet TK surpasses 53 points by the time he reaches his 4th year. he might've reached it this year had he not got hurt.

possible, sure.. but you can't say player A hasn't even scored 53 points yet!! By that standard Drouin was better than Couturier until this year.

For the record I took TK

 

[nobody]

I think Drouin is an excellent 2nd line W. I wouldn't want him anywhere near my top line, but in a sheltered role he could be an offensive gem. Too bad the Habs don't have that sheltering luxury.

 

[tony d]

Drouin for me. Close though.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I take Drouin, the thing is I find he's had a lot of pressure going into the year and yet is still the best player on the Habs. The guy needs to not have pressure and just play hockey, and that's the way he'll excel.

 

[Flyers1928]

i bet a guy ghost would have more points than drouin
hows that looking? anyone?

 

[FlyTimmo]

i bet a guy ghost would have more points than drouin
hows that looking? anyone?

Drouin 29
Ghost 49

 

[Tripod]

I don't think people realize how much of Drouins offense comes from the PP compared to Konecny.

TK won't get #1 PP time so his points will always be reduced. But look at the areas point difference. The last 2 years:

TK: 55 ES points, 7 PP points
Drouin: 42 ES points, 40 PP points

Now kudos to Drouin for producing on a #1 PP, it's just an opportunity that
TK does not get in Philly.

TK is way more physical, intense, etc...

Drouin has an offensive upside that is higher than TK IMO. He was crazy good to watch in Jr. I thought/think he could be a PPG guy. But he should not be the guy leading the team. He never screamed leader while in Halifax.

 

[Holymakinaw]

Why can't we select "neither"?

They are both super mediocre.

 

[blinds]

Why can't we select "neither"?

They are both super mediocre.

Oof, watch out, you're gonna cut yourself on all that edge.

 

[amnesiac]

Drouin would have 40+ pts playing with Couts and Giroux.

 

[Sasso09]

Drouin would have 40+ pts playing with Couts and Giroux.

Playing with them all 61 games sure.... Konecny has been on that line less than half the games this year

 

[PKWeber]

Playing with them all 61 games sure.... Konecny has been on that line less than half the games this year

Not to mention if TK was playing in MTL he would get more ice and PP time which means he would have more points than he would have now.