Quoting: JmoneyTalk
First of all. It's simply is true. Second of all Muzzin is not the 'superior' player. Advanced stats are not that far apart, however the scoresheet strata are, in Ekholms favour
LOL, I posted the links and you completely ignored them. If you wish to remain ignorant, that's on you.
Comparing Ekholm's last 1.5 seasons with Muzzin's last 1.5 years in LA:
all situations points
JM: 124, 12-51-63 (0.51 P/GP) *
ME: 80, 8-28-36 (0.45 P/GP)
5v5 points
JM: 124, 8-31-39 (1.12 P/60) *
ME: 80, 7-18-25 (1.06 P/60)
5v5 CF% Rel
JM: +4.40 *
ME: -0.75
5v5 SF% Rel
JM: +4.49 *
ME: -0.70
5v5 GF% Rel
JM: +8.92 *
ME: -7.38
5v5 xGF% Rel
JM: +5.45 *
ME: -0.73
5v5 SCF% Rel
JM: +4.46 *
ME: -3.05
5v5 HDCF% Rel
JM: +2.14 *
ME: -1.20
Muzzin outscored Ekholm at 5v5 and overall, all while posting FAR BETTER on-ice results. Both players had very similar usage in terms of zone starts, QoC and TOI. This isn't close: Muzzin, at the time of the trade, was a far better player than Ekholm is today.