Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
You said pettersson was much better.
He said that's not true and also mentioned salary difference.
I'll add in age difference too.
I'd say they are about as valuable when you don't include money.
When you include age, contract status and expected cost, Hughes is more valuable
So let's look at the data (5v5 compared to forwards with 500+ min)
Pettersson:
Goals per 60: 0.97 (78th%)
Points per 60: 2.82 (98th%)
Corsi: 51% (59th%)
On Ice Expected Goals against per 60: 2.66 (38th%)
Shooting Talent Above Average: 30.2% (99th%)
Hughes:
Goals per 60: 0.88 (71st%)
Points per 60: 2.03 (72nd%)
Corsi: 57% (91st%)
On Ice Expected Goals against per 60: 2.56 (51st%)
Shooting Talent Above Average: 7.0 (69th%)
They are closer than I thought when you factor in possession. With that I redact the much from my statement but the data still shows Pettersson is better than Hughes.