In that time period 100% Thats why he got paid 6.9M and not 10M like the 2 other stars.
He broke out last year with 80 points and looks like he might hit 90+ this year, if he can do it again this year he'll have elevated himself to PPG status and can be comfortably called a 80 point player.
As for Barzal, at the time my comment was made he had only played 5 NHL seasons. His 1st season being sheltered with Tavares he was ppg, for the rest of his career after that (4 years) he never eclipsed 62 points and averaged 66 points per game. It's a fair and factual statement. Now he might hit 80+ points again this year, if he can do it and repeat it again the following year, he'll also have elevated himself back into an 80 point player.
And you still haven't replied to my other posts, guess cause you realized you and all those other posters are wrong ?
No, I think you're arguing in bad faith and picking data & rationale to further your own argument.
From your curated timeframe, yes technically Barzal was a 60 point player. But you could cherry pick data & apply similar logic to make many players look a certain way.
The way I see it.. Barzal's first season he got sheltered behind Tavares & their coach was Jack Capuano, who had zero defensive system. In the next 4 years he's playing under Barry Trotz, enough said. And now this season he's under a coach that allows a more aggressive offensive system and he's back to a PPG pace.
I think a lot of people viewed him as someone who was being a bit neutered with a very defensive system, and if he was allowed a little more freedom than we'd see a points total come closer to his skill level, which is what we're seeing now.
But yes, using your timeframe and ignoring everything else, he was a 60 point player in that time.
