Quote Originally Posted by 2014olympicgold View Post
For vets I go with 250gp min to a season total (not last 250gp, but 250gp min over full seasons), Just personal preference and tends to work out more, especially when you start looking at per week avg stats (3.5games/week)

Yours (3 seasons):
Kopitar: 0.95g, 1.96A, 2.59hits, 2.69blks, 0.66TK
Stamkos: 1.80G, 2.12A, 3.54hits, 1.74blks, 0.47TK

Mine (4 seasons):
Kopitar: 1.1G, 2.09A, 2.46Hits, 2.70blks, 1.96TK
Stamkos: 1.62G, 2.28A, 3.29hits, 1.69blks, 1.15TK

The real only difference in stats between the two are categories Kopitar was already losing. Now it changes if you think Stamkos is going to play 85% of the games Kopitar has too.

Yours (3seasons, 85% stats based off of health)
Stamkos: 1.53G, 1.80, 3hits, 1.48blks, 0.4tk

Mine (4seasons, 88% over the 4seasons)
Stamkos: 1.43G, 2A, 2.90hits, 1.49blks, 1.01tk

My point is, if you start to go down a stats rabbit hole you can get lost. I get your side, I just typically have found success in a 250gp mark. Big thing is if you think Kopitar can stay healthier than Stamkos, and if he can't, can your team place Stamkos on IR and can you pick up a good replacement for Stamkos to fill in.
Ya I definitely see your point and see the difference in the 3.5 gp/week, 3 seasons v. 4 seasons doesn't change the overall analysis they're both still winning the same categories. I just find it interesting to see the difference in goals and takeaways when you add in the games played from that 17-18 season. He had 35 goals, 200 SOG, a 17.5 S% and 57 TK in those 82 GP which he never came close to doing since the 09-10 season and has not come close to replicating since.

I can't seem to get the 17-18 season by quarter but the last 43GP of the 250GP are part of that crazy tear. I would be interested in repeating this at the end of next season (or whenever it is) when Kopitar's 250 GP will start after this monster year to see how the stats adjust.

But to your point about not going down the rabbit hole; I don't think anyone is expecting Kopitar to be the guy from the 17-18 season, everyone knows him to be what the stats show above.