Horvat is indeed playing well this season. But you are right when you say that we need to look at ALL their seasons, to judge them as players. A hot streak over a chunk of games in one season doesn't tell much of a story.
Since the year Bo Horvat entered the league, and every year since then.......
2014/15
Horvat 13g 25p Kadri 18g 39p
2015/16
Horvat 16g 40p Kadri 17g 45p
2016/17
Horvat 20g 52p Kadri 32g 61p
2017/18
Horvat 22g 44p Kadri 32g 55p
2018/19
Horvat 17g 34p Kadri 9g 23p
Sure, Horvat is ahead so far this season. So what? Kadri has always been a streaky player. He'll be dry for a bit, then score like crazy for a month. It's the end of the season that counts. Watch Kadri score 30 goals and get 55-60 points again. Horvat might do that too, which is great. But that doesn't mean he bounces Kadri off his 3C role on the Leafs. LOL. Nope. Kadri keeps his job there. So far, he's proven himself to be the better player. His defensive play has also been excellent, so it's not just goals and points that keep him ahead, really.
Horvat is no slouch defensively himself. They are very similar calibre players, imo. Like I said before, one of them would play W, and one of them would provide more firepower on PP2. It would just be gravy. Under no circumstances would a player of that calibre be the 4C
