Faber played banged up the second half of the season. Theres also the fact that Jake is a better goalie then Gus Bus even though it's close. Faber did slump in his second season but playing without your superstar puts a lot more pressure on your best defender when hes called on to shutdown top lines while having awful offensive numbers that Minnesota was putting up without Kirill. I know it's your opinion but in no way is Faber trash, guy earned a 9m contract after 1 season for a reason, he eats a ton a minutes for a young defensemen and looked great for the US playing with a great team.
Well just have to see next year how they both progress,
Offensively its hands down Harley he showed great strides the last 2 seasons and has shown he can be a great PP specialist.
Outside of Kirill, Boldy and Rossi our offense is god awful so Harley has the weapons going for him as well.