It's actually not logical to believe he would have the same increased production in the playoffs. In fact, I think you would find that the majority of data goes completely against what you're saying. These types of things aren't linear, and there are enough variables that you can't call it logical.
I didn't say the exact same increase relative to his reg season production. Just an increase. Suzuki has shown to be a good playoff performer over a good sample size. There's no reason to believe that won't be the case moving forward.
Suzuki was the best skater on a team that made the cup final. Marner is often the most disappointing player on a team that can't make it out of the 1st round despite being seen as a contender. Not sure how anyone can argue Marner is a better playoff performer than Suzuki. Even leafs fans hate Marner in the playoffs and want him traded every time after it's over.
Right, surrounded by the same players that are labelled chokers on this site in the playoffs. What a huge edge Marner must have being surrounded by all the players who become less productive in the playoffs. You're also ignoring any possibility of Marner increasing his production in the playoffs. What do you think has a higher probability, Marner improving his playoff production to match his regular season, or, Suzuki magically raising his ppg in the playoffs to match Marner's regular season ppg?
If the habs and leafs both make the playoffs over the next several seasons, I'm pretty confident Suzuki will look better than Marner. I mean, after all, in the last 2 times when both the habs and leafs made the playoffs, Suzuki looked a lot better than Marner.
Also, points are great, but goals and timing are important too. Marner has 2 goals in his last 25 playoff games... He also doesn't produce much when it matters the most. In elimination games (leafs can win/lose a serie), Marner has 1 goal 6 pts in 12 games.
Suzuki has 4 goals and 10 pts in 10 games.
