It should be noted in the season when JT had his second best point totals of 86 points, he only had 55 ES points, compared to 69 ES this year with Marner. The only reason he didn't smash his previous career highs this year is because of how little pp time him and Marner averaged compared to the other top players in the league.
Also, when can you think of another example where a great player who is supposedly carrying or inflating a lesser players numbers actually ends up with less points than that player? It never works that way.