ijuka
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How about goal-scoring?D zone to O zone carries is yet another irrelevant stat. Many times, carrying the puck up the ice slows the tempo down, and passing is a far more effective option. From what I have seen most of Dahlin and Heiskanens points come from passing the puck up the ice, joining the attack, and finding another pass which leads to a goal.
Of course he can put up offensive numbers while also having a defensive role, the best defencemen in the NHL always do that.
Explain how arguing Dahlin is better because he comfortably outscores Heiskanen and has comparable defensive stats is ignorant? That is what I am arguing. There is no way around what I just said. I think it is rather ignorant to claim that 5v5 points are more relevant than PP points, they are not. Both Dahlin and Heiskanen play pretty high PP minutes, but Dahlin is a much better power play quarterback. 4 more even strength minutes a game with only a minute less PP time should be enough for a defenceman to outscore another one with the same offensive ability, but despite that it isn’t close.
In their U20 seasons, Dahlin has a PPG of 0.67, and Heiskanen a PPG of 0.40. That is a massive difference. Looking at their stats in offensive and defensive categories in the same age, even comparing them going forward is a joke.
This isn’t really that relevant, but Dahlin wins every poll against Heiskanen for a reason, The vast majority of fans that aren’t from Finland or doesn’t support the Stars would take Heiskanen going forward.
Hope you realize what Dahlin actually leads Heiskanen in is secondary assists.
So last season Dahlin's offense was further ahead than it's now? Oh, doesn't that signify an inferior trajectory, then?