Quoting: PuzzledActuary
I'm a big Necas fan, but Necas plays on a much better team, with better linemates and much better defensemen. Raymond doesn't play with Larkin all the time (see Compher), and definitely doesn't play with Cat (see Kane).
Just turned 22 and already outscoring Necas. Raymond + for Necas would be an L for Detroit.
Okay, so is Kane not better than Teravainen now? Is Compher worse than Kuznetsov or Kotkaniemi? All season, Necas has very rarely played with Aho, usually when chasing the game. Necas is still doing this in a system that kills individual talent. So, system, linemates favor Raymond, he gets PP1 time (usually) where Necas doesn't... Necas is the better skater... this is the entire point around production arguments. You can't just argue "more points better player". While Carolina's defensemen are better, they're better defensively. Ghost is outscoring anyone on Carolina's backend alone.