Quoting: Caerii
This is a lot of words but what you just described is a middle six forward
Let's now hear your comparisons.
And by the way, 0.64 PPG is not middle six forward at all. Like I said, 97 NHL forwards had produced more points since 2019-20. There was 31 teams... Can I let you do the math? I mean, it tells you that it's high 2nd line production
That's why discussions like this are a bit ridiculous (like I said very used to it so no worries).
Another way to look at it, Connor Brown is not even deployed as an offensive forward, but there's only 24 RWs who scored more points since last season :
https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20202021&seasonTo=20212022&gameType=2&position=R&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50
He's an elite 2-way winger. That's why he's the most used PK forward in the NHL, that's why he was voted 17th for the Selke last year despite not being a "big name", that's why he was 2nd in takeaways last season, last why his coach uses him a lot in a lot of situations as he has a high impact. He does all that, while being among the best ES+PK point producing wingers. That's extremely valuable.