Johnny Gaudreau Versus Phil Kessel

[GlitchMarner]

I think it was to demonstrate that Kessel has reached the heights he did this year before.

Yeah, it's pretty simple, isn't it?

 

[GlitchMarner]

Kessel only has two seasons where he has been ppg or above in Toronto/Boston he has been a 60 or so pt player for a majority of his time there. To say he doesnt benefit at all from teams focusing on Sid and Malkin over him is just being comically obtuse. Gaudreau faces teams top defensive guys Kessel does not at all.

He was the only player in the NHL who finished in the top 10 in NHL scoring every season from 2011-2012 to 2013-2014 (including the 2013 season).

Yes, he benefited in that regard from the fact that certain players were injured during that time, and he hasn't been a top 10 point producer in every season of his career (of course), but he has demonstrated the ability to play against top lines and be an elite point producer... and over a sustained period of time.