Quoting: mhockey91
Since when was Nylander a PPG? Nylander is literally a 60-70 point player vs Wilson who is 50-60 points. Nylander produces at a similar rate to Bryan Rust yet gets pegged as a star because of the market he plays in. He is a good player, but Wilson does so much more. Nylander produces more than Wilson, but not significantly more considering everything else Wilson brings
I think when comparing Willson to Willy, it just boils down to what your team needs more. I’d say they are in a similar tier in terms of importance
When did I say Nylander was a point per game? I said points per game are nothing. It's a garbage way to compare players. Nylander is a 60-70 point player on Toronto because he's the 4th or 5th player to get the puck. Put him on a team where he's the go to guy and he'd be over a point per game. But that isn't shown in stats. Nylander is far far more the offensive player that Wilson is. Bryan Rust isn't a star player. He's a complimentary player. He plays with Malkin and Crosby, if he has a lesser centre then he wouldn't be anywhere near his point production. That's why points per game is a garbage stat to compare players by. Because it's just a point, it's not saying how he got those points.
Look at Draisaitl for an example. Just looking at his point per game pace at 1.49 and you'd think he's a top 3 offensive player in the league. But is he when you break it down?
47 EV strength points - 27 of them McDavid has factored in on (57.4%)
32 powerplay points - 25 of them McDavid has factored in on (78.1%)
79 total points - 62 of them McDavid has factored in on (78.4%)
30 total goals - 21 McDavid has recorded an assist on (70%)
30 total goals - 14 of them McDavid had the primary assist on (46.6%)
So without McDavid, is Draisaitl at 1.49ppg and is he hyped up like he is now? Absolutely not. That's not to say he's a bad player, he just may be one of the most overrated in the league.