Johnny Gaudreau vs Claude Giroux pts only (this season)

[StuntMan12]

Gun to your head, who do you take?

[Canucks_fan18]

In a one year I give the guy who just put up a 100 some respect and take him. Depending on what happens this year, then you re evaluate.

[RizzeeDizzee]

Giroux has a better supporting cast and has done it more times before, including last year. Don't get me wrong - I think the gap between them shrinks this year, but Giroux should still outpoint Gaudreau by 5-10.

[Dave Muir]

Even without a gun to my head I take Gaudreau pretty easily here!

[mounD]

I'm taking Johnny Hockey here quite easily. Giroux is in for some major negative regression both in personal Sh% and On-ice Sh%. Giroux's point totals over the last 3 seasons were 102, 58, and 67 points. He is also 30 years old and on the downswing of his career. Gaudreau's last 3 seasons he has accumulated 84, 61, and 78 points. He is also still firmly in his prime at 25 years old, and should have much improved linemates this season with the additions of James Neal and Elias Lindholm. Definitely a major step up from Michael Ferland.

90 points from Gaudreau would not surprise me in the slightest, whereas I would be shocked if Giroux came close to that in 2018-19. Johnny Hockey just has far more upside at this point in their respective careers.

[saucelife90]

Johnny Hockey for me, like mounD mentioned, Neal/Lindholm over Ferland will put Gaudreau in 90 point territory.

[lucafen4]

splitting hairs this season on this one. even if Giroux regresses to 90, Hockey's not pushing much past it... Personally, I've given up on Giroux in various pools spanning the past 4 years. Last year was like a kick in the nuts after suffering disappointment after disappointment. Screw him, I take Gaudreau (although Giroux has nicer hair - back to initial hair reference if you got lost)

[Dover]

Johnny hockey for me

[LawMan]

I'm taking Giroux and the high upside while accepting his downside is probably much worse.

Gaudreau seems destined for 78-85
Giroux anywhere from 70-95. I like the Flyers supporting cast including PP more.

[FrozenInferno]

Gaudreau for me

[RizzeeDizzee]

I'm taking Johnny Hockey here quite easily. Giroux is in for some major negative regression both in personal Sh% and On-ice Sh%. Giroux's point totals over the last 3 seasons were 102, 58, and 67 points. He is also 30 years old and on the downswing of his career. Gaudreau's last 3 seasons he has accumulated 84, 61, and 78 points. He is also still firmly in his prime at 25 years old, and should have much improved linemates this season with the additions of James Neal and Elias Lindholm. Definitely a major step up from Michael Ferland.

90 points from Gaudreau would not surprise me in the slightest, whereas I would be shocked if Giroux came close to that in 2018-19. Johnny Hockey just has far more upside at this point in their respective careers.

Without tipping my hand too much, I'm doing Giroux in a cage match in two weeks and from my early research I think those who are predicting a major drop in his scoring will end up mistaken.

[StuntMan12]

Aside from my projections, I have been ranking forwards (by tiers) and now have Giroux in my top 10 for forwards. I believe I had been underrating Giroux and what he is capable of producing this upcoming season. As others have stated, Giroux has shown the ability of producing 100 pts in a season while Gaudreau has not. A bit nit picky but I love diving deeper into the players . I like the idea of Tiers ... lets you know when there is a cliff drop ect. The pt projection on the side is more of a rough pt projection. When I'm doing my life drafts I don't really need G,A,PIM,Shots, ect ... makes it look more neat.

Rank	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	PTS
1	Connor McDavid	EDM	120	Tier 1 A
2	Nathan MacKinnon	COL	100	Tier 1 B
3	Nikita Kucherov	TBL	95	Tier 1 B
4	Sidney Crosby	PIT	95	Tier 1 B
5	Evgeni Malkin	PIT	90	Tier 1 C
6	Taylor Hall	NJD	90	Tier 1 D
7	Evgeny Kuznetsov	WAS	89	Tier 1 D
8	John Tavares	TOR	88	Tier 1 D
9	Claude Giroux	PHI	86	Tier 1 D
10	Johnny Gaudreau	CGY	86	Tier 1 D
11	Tyler Seguin	DAL	84	Tier 2 - A
12	Auston Matthews	TOR	84	Tier 2 - A
13	Mark Scheifele	WPG	83	Tier 2 - A
14	Alex Ovechkin	WAS	83	Tier 2 - A
15	Steven Stamkos	TBL	83	Tier 2 - A
16	Jack Eichel	BUF	82	Tier 2 - A
17	Patrick Kane	CHI	82	Tier 2 - A
18	Brad Marchand	BOS	82	Tier 2 - A
19	David Pastrnak	BOS	82	Tier 2 - A
20	Blake Wheeler	WPG	80	Tier 2 - A
21	Anze Kopitar	LAK	80	Tier 2 - A
22	Mikko Rantanen	COL	80	Tier 2 - A
23	Mathew Barzal	NYI	80	Tier 2 - A
24	Artemi Panarin	CBJ	79	Tier 2 - B
25	Jamie Benn	DAL	79	Tier 2 - B
26	Aleksander Barkov	FLA	79	Tier 2 - B
27	Leon Draisaitl	EDM	78	Tier 2 - B
28	Mitch Marner	TOR	77	Tier 2 - B
29	Jakub Voracek	PHI	77	Tier 2 - B
30	Nicklas Backstrom	WAS	76	Tier 2 - B
31	Vladimir Tarasenko	STL	76	Tier 2 - B
32	Patrik Laine	WPG	76	Tier 2 - B
33	Filip Forsberg	NAS	76	Tier 2 - B
34	Phil Kessel	PIT	75	Tier 2 - B
35	Vincent Trocheck	FLA	74	Tier 2 - B
36	Jonathan Marchessault	VGK	74	Tier 2 - B
37	Ryan Getzlaf	ANA	73	Tier 2 - B