copp is still better lmao

Yeah Travis Boyd is better than Crosby. And Bonino is better than McDavid. Ha love that kuzy is killing it. Making you look like a bigger clown than you already are

I think last summer Kuznetsov would have had bigger worries about an actual cop than he would have playing against the Jets' checking line.

he isn’t killing it. he’s putting up points. still doesn’t drive play or play defense. copp is still the better player.

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Kuznetsov's zone starts are 12% tougher than Copp's so far. His plus/minus is eleven better.

http://www.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20092010&seasonTo=20172018&gameType=3&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists

zone starts don't mean much, the vast majority of shifts are started on the fly anyway, and +/- shows exactly nothing about Copp's defensive ability, it shows that WPG's defense sucks, and that he generally is trusted to be matched up against other team's "scoring lines"

There was some article last year that said zone starts were a pretty good proxy for quality of competition, because most teams put their skilled guys out in the offensive zone, so even though shifts start any time, zone starts show you how a coach uses a guy. Copp is playing sheltered minutes this year and not doing great. Kuznetsov is playing all situations and doing okay, plus getting more points.

He's been through a lot and he's certainly got some baggage now, so I'm not sure anyone is valuing him based on the playoff stats I linked above, but he seems to be doing well as a 2nd line center this year.