LOL. My wife thought so too until we acquired Bernier.
Your wife has got great taste. Lupul's got those mesmerizing eyes but I think Bernier runs away with the title of best looking. Not to expose myself as some school girl but Bernier has got that demeanor and smile that I think most girls would fall for. I now know of girls who previously would only watch the hockey games and that's about it. Now they're going to the Leafs site to watch post game, game day, locker room, etc. videos of Bernier
JVR does not have the playmaking ability of Lupul.
Yes he does. He's continually growing as a player. You see JVR getting better in that area while Lupul is pretty consistent. You can't discount the fact that JVR is also 6 years younger than Lupul. It's a bit unfair to say that JVR doesn't have that ability. Overall, I do think Antropovsky as a point about JVR being the best overall forward on the team. Even if you want to give the edge to Lupul in playmaking (which I do think Lupul is a good playmaker), I think JVR is the more versatile scorer. Both guys are good at tipping the puck in front of the net but how often do you see Lupul control the puck on his stick in tight and with little room in front of the net? He can score on a point shot, on a tip, he can put it through his leg, flip it up high in tight and he's mastering that wraparound goal.