Wait are you saying there’s a Blind Leafs bias?
Yes, certainly, just as there is
some blind hater bias. As a whole, it more or less evens itself out. Some polls have shown players doing much better after they join Toronto, some have shown players doing much worse (after other circumstances that could impact that though). Most have shown little to no difference.
For reference, start a “Marcus Sorensen Vs. James Neal” poll. Similar situations. JVR a little better than Neal, Johnson a little better than Sorensen. Sorensen has visibly impressed this season and put up much better numbers than Neal. Johnsson has visibly impressed this season and put up comparable numbers (per game) to JVR.
Throw in the same caveats, hell, copy the OP’s entire thread just with different names and numbers. Make sure it says “Who is the better player currently?” in the OP, and “who would you take for just this season?” in the poll question. Include contracts in the player numbers so it is somewhat vague as to whether or not contracts should be included but it appears that they shouldn’t. There will be nowhere near as many votes for the career AHLer who is just starting to impress.