After 2 weeks of hockey which is more insulting: Neal leading in goals or Laine leading in assists?

[Mulletman]

So there's always a big debate between people who see goals as more valuable and people who see assists as more valuable. But right now both camps are in an embarrassing situation. Neal, a guy who scored a total of 7 goals last season is leading the league in goals and Laine, a guy who's been ridiculed for his assisting ability for the last 3 seasons, is leading the league in assists. People who defend goal scorers don't want to see Neal leading in goals and people who defend playmaking don't want to see Laine lead in assists. But to which group is this situation more insulting?

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[Paul4587]

Insulting? Really?

 

[CanadienShark]

Neither. It's just an interesting statistic over a tiny sample size.

 

[Just doink]

So there's always a big debate between people who see goals as more valuable and people who see assists as more valuable.

There is? Why would anyone prefer assist over goal in terms of winning hockey games.

 

[koyvoo]

The quality of the Mulletman bait threads have fallen off a cliff.

 

[tacogeoff]

absolutely nothing wrong with these players leading. They are pro hockey players......they are in the NHL for a reason.

 

[ijuka]

Laine leading in assists isn't insulting, neither is Neal leading in goals.

It's a Mulletman thread, alright.

 

[Mulletman]

There is? Why would anyone prefer assist over goal in terms of winning hockey games.

Well you should ask the Henrik Sedin, Niklas Backstrom, Peter Forsberg, Adam Oates and Erik Karlsson fans. They always seem to hype up playmaking over goal scoring...

 

[KlefDown]

neither are insulting
Neal is a perennial 20+ goal scorer off to a good start
Liane is an elite young goal scorer who can dish the puck well

 

[Sheppy]

Insulting is an interesting way of putting it...

 

[Madap]

The only insulting thing about this situation is the fact that Neal got traded 1v1 for Lucic. If I were Neal, I'd be insulted for sure.

 

[IceNeophyte]

The most insulting thing of all is Brad Hunt sharing the lead for Wild goals.

 

[Steven Toast]

How is this is either remotely insulting?

 

[bobholly39]

As a neutral fan i just wanted to say i'm absolutely loving this.

After the bad year Laine had - him coming back and starting with so many assists is amazing. Same for Neal.

 

[elmaco]

After 2 weeks of hockey which is more insulting: THIS THREAD

 

[7even]

Surprising is the word you're looking for

 

[Kranix]

This might be a top 50 Mulletman thread

 

[BondraTime]

There must be a point, after the 100th+ example of something, that some options be removed from users

 

[LeafGrief]

The audacity of them

 

[Taluss]

Not insulting, any player can go on a streak. If we are doing suprising I'm going Neal.

 

[Ryan Michaels]

Took me longer than usual to realize I was in a Mulletman thread, I was hopelessly confused.

 

[Spirit of 67]

Voted for: I enjoy watching hockey.

 

[Master P]

This poll gets my vote if we're talking about most insulting.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Guys thinking Crosby is top 5 all-time is the most insulting to me.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

James Neal is a ten time 20 goal scorer and only 16 players have more goals since he entered the league.

INSULTING