Marner or Connor

[Cenzo_]

Contract aside, who is the better hockey player?

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[GreeningOil]

Hard to really tell. I would prefer the goal scoring of Connor. Both good.

 

[HockeyVirus]

If it wasn't for the playoffs, Marner would be talked about a hell of a lot more. He's straight up elite and if he can figure it out and have his memorial cup performance in the NHL, man.

 

[Shad]

Too close to tell. Depends if you want a goal scorer or playmaker.

 

[jetsforever]

Tempted to say Marner but the playoffs were disappointing

 

[Rengorlex]

Marner easily.

 

[Stephen]

They're from the same draft and Marner currently has 104 more career points than Connor in the regular season (379 points to 275) and 2 more points in the playoffs (35 to 32). They don't really play the same game but Marner's been in the league longer and scored at a higher clip. It's Marner.

 

[Michael HOMERUNing]

Nylander and Ehlers are better than both

 

[Aashir Mallik]

Marner pretty easily. It’s almost in the AINEC range

 

[Incognito]

Marner has his warts for sure, but I don't see how you can pick against him here.

 

[Three On Zero]

Kyle Connor

 

[93gilmour93]

One is a proven top 5 point producer in the NHL. Connor is great but Marner is better AINEC

 

[The Moose is Loose]

If we aren't considering contracts I'd definitely go with Marner. Its closer if contracts are considered.

He gets underrated some because of his poor playoff performances.
Has lead the leafs in points in 3 of the last 4 years. Scored 94 points on his ELC. Was 4th in the NHL in points last year.
None of those are small feats. Doesn't rely on pace to buoy his reputation.

 

[heretik27]

I think Marner came out of the gate a lot faster than Connor, but Connor's been closing that gap. It's probably still Marner today, but the gap isn't as noticeable as it was a few years ago.

 

[Saitama]

Yeah, these AINEC posters are confusing the question with "who has had the better career so far". The question is "who is the better hockey player" and while the answer still may or may not be Marner, there's no way it's AINEC.

 

[34]

Marner is quite handily the better player here.

I do like Connors game though. He is a solid player.

 

[Dache]

I love Marner, he’s an amazing player. Connor is obviously the better all around player though.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

It is Marner.

 

[The90]

I love Marner, he’s an amazing player. Connor is obviously the better all around player though.

Care to Define obviously for us in the back? What’s Connor ‘all around’ better at while we’re at it?

 

[AvroArrow]

I think Marner came out of the gate a lot faster than Connor, but Connor's been closing that gap. It's probably still Marner today, but the gap isn't as noticeable as it was a few years ago.

Exactly this ^

 

[LeafGrief]

Care to Define obviously for us in the back? What’s Connor ‘all around’ better at while we’re at it?

Oh boy, it sure will be interesting to read about why penalty killing ISNT all that important for once.

And for the record this is Marner without even accounting for PK'ing (it is fairly unimportant for the most part). Connor is an elite first line winger. Marner is a superstar talent.

I think Marner came out of the gate a lot faster than Connor, but Connor's been closing that gap. It's probably still Marner today, but the gap isn't as noticeable as it was a few years ago.

Very fair statement, Connor has been steadily improving and is one of the great wingers in the game.

 

[Regal]

I love Marner, he’s an amazing player. Connor is obviously the better all around player though.

Connor is more balanced offensively, given that Marner isn’t much of a goal scorer, but outside of offense, Marner is much better. Connor is one of the worst defensive wingers in the game, and Marner is pretty good for one

 

[heretik27]

Connor is more balanced offensively, given that Marner isn’t much of a goal scorer, but outside of offense, Marner is much better. Connor is one of the worst defensive wingers in the game, and Marner is pretty good for one

Connor's defensive game has noticeably changed this year. Even just last night he broke up a play in the d-zone and zoomed up the ice to set up the Scheifele hat trick goal. In years past he would have just had his ass glued to the boards waiting for a breakout pass.

 

[Stamkos4life]

Stats over last 4 years:

Ppg
Marner 1.13 = 93 points

Connor 0.92 = 75 points

Gpg
Marner 0.31 = 25 goals

Connor 0.48 = 39 goals

So marner gets 18 more points but 14 less goals. I prefer total points over goals so I prefer marner.

Let's do another comparison using the same time frame:

Ppg
Matthews 1.14 = 93 points

Mack 1.29 = 105 points

Gpg
Matthews 0.65 = 54 goals

Mack 0.46 = 38 goals

So matthews gets 12 less points but scores 16 more goals. Once again, I prefer total points to goals so I'd go with Mack.

I know many leaf fans think goals are far more valuable than assists so they value auston over Mack. Therefore one should expect them to have the same stance with marner and Connor. But I seriously doubt it.

 

[The90]

Stats over last 4 years:

Ppg
Marner 1.13 = 93 points

Connor 0.92 = 75 points

Gpg
Marner 0.31 = 25 goals

Connor 0.48 = 39 goals

So marner gets 18 more points but 14 less goals. I prefer total points over goals so I prefer marner.

Let's do another comparison using the same time frame:

Ppg
Matthews 1.14 = 93 points

Mack 1.29 = 105 points

Gpg
Matthews 0.65 = 54 goals

Mack 0.46 = 38 goals

So matthews gets 12 less points but scores 16 more goals. Once again, I prefer total points to goals so I'd go with Mack.

I know many leaf fans think goals are far more valuable than assists so they value auston over Mack. Therefore one should expect them to have the same stance with marner and Connor. But I seriously doubt it.

Pretty fair unless one of the players has a huge advantage in one area over another. Like a Bergeron level defensive ability or a Tom Wilson type toughness etc. that doesn’t make up 20ish points though. And doesn’t apply in this case either.