He played at a 90 point pace the backhalf of 2017/18 with Kadri and Marleau. He played at a 65 point pace as a 19 year old rookie with Bozak and JVR, while getting reduced PP time, and not playing at all with our best goal scorer.Lol... Yup Marner produced 94 points on a line centered by 27 year old, two time hart trophy finalist John Tavares and Hyman.
Here's the breakdown, tell me if you spot the difference:
Marner 2019:
0.7 even strength points per game
94 point seasons
Linemates: Hyman (>800 mins) and Tavares (>1000 mins)
Matthews 2019:
0.69 even strength points per game
pacing 88 points
Linemates: Johnsson (600 mins) Marleau (>400mins) Kapanen (>400mins) Nylander (260 mins)
Here's the assist tracker for Matthews even at even strength goal in 2019. 88 points with his linemates is incredible (notice not one assist by Marner or Tavares).
Player Position Total Assists First Assists Second Assists
Andreas Johnsson L 8 7 1
Jake Gardiner D 2 0 2
Jake Muzzin D 1 0 1
Kasperi Kapanen R 8 4 4
Morgan Rielly D 4 1 3
Nikita Zaitsev D 3 1 2
Patrick Marleau C 4 4 0
Ron Hainsey D 1 1 0
Travis Dermott D 1 1 0
Tyler Ennis L 1 0 1
William Nylander R 2 1 1
Tell me you see the significant difference here.
Marner corsi with Tavares: 54%
Marner corsi without Tavares: 39%
Tavares corsi without Marner: 52%
Remember... Marner apparently was propping up Tavares lol.