Well, one plays with one of the best passing and scoring centers in the NHL and the other plays with Namestnikov. G
I'm a big supporter of Ehlers but I was very disappointed with his performance the past two games. Those games were pivotal to the Division race and Ehlers was really underwhelming. Maybe he's battling an injury, but I had hoped he would step up in those games. Luckily, the top line came through vs. Dallas and Perfetti and Samberg had big games vs. the Kraken.
The issue that I'm starting to notice with him is that he doesn't really alter his game as teams clamp up heading into the playoffs. He's still trying his largely individualist puck rushing/dangling game and there isn't as much room our there. He's also still volume shooting from largely outside and it's harder to score from there when teams are tighter defensively.
Contrast that with Perfetti who's upped his grit and is going even more to those high danger areas around the net and along the boards. He's getting rewarded for playing a hard game in the hard areas. Ehlers needs to be a bit more willing to pay the price in these areas.