NashisCash said:Frankly I don't think you know what you're talking about. Bernier doesn't get that much ice time and he's on the second powerplay unit. With the 1st powerplay unit consisting of Cheechoo and Thornton, Bernier usually sees limited time at the end of each man advantage. Getzlaf plays the point on the 1st powerplay unit.
As for points per game, Bernier hardly put up any points over his first 10 games, and was 2nd in goals in the ENTIRE NHL in March. If you scratch off those first 10 games where he didn't get much ice time, he was pretty much a point per game player.
Getzlaf over Bernier is really silly, especially for the reasons you've given. The two are very comparable talents in my opinion.
You make it sound like Getzlaf isn't in the same league as Bernier. Ok, so maybe I don't take Getzlaf over Bernier EASILY but if you give me a choice between the two I'm definitly taking Getzlaf. A player sees most of his ice time at even strength, so who has the advantage? Bernier plays with Marleau and Michalek compared to Getzlaf who plays with Perry and Fedoruk. So, yes Getzlaf has more opportunity on the PP, but Bernier has more opportunity at even strength. And if the two are very comparable talents, then how is taking Getzlaf over Bernier really silly?