Quoting: Leafsfan98
I don't really care about the other things... But Bert's unique in the sense of his playoffs/Grit, Garland has 2 points in 8 games, Bert had 10 points in 7 and does things that are meant to piss you off (like just taking someone's stick)... To add, Bert's scored 30 before... Garland has not despite playing way more games than Bert.
While I do acknowledge that being healthy is an important factor... There was a large part of the past 4 seasons where Bert was out bc he didn't take the vax. Bert also is that player that won't ever quit no matter the situation... I remember that there was one game where the Leafs blew a 7-2 lead (shocker) and ended up winging 10-7... Despite it being with 30 seconds remaining... Bert was still trying to block shots to prevent the Leafs from making it an 11-7 game despite the Leafs running away with the game...
However, I view Garland as a Kerfoot, for right and for wrong bc of their play styles and point totals being very similar with their defensive analytics being at least respectable... So then the question really becomes; Is Kerfoot a 2nd line winger? In the right situation, Yes... Otherwise, he's better for the 3rd line which is why AZ signed him to his deal
I really like Bertuzzi. I think he’s a great 2nd line winger, and I’d say he’s a bit better than Garland. But Garland is still a good 2nd line winger. Better than Kerfoot, who’s a solid 3rd liner
Bertuzzi 82 game pace
22/23: 13G, 49P (2.18 P/60, 1.74 5v5 P/60)
21/22: 36G, 75P (2.75 P/60, 2.18 5v5 P/60)
20/21: only played 5 games so not really fair
19/20: 24G, 55P (2.1 P/60, 1.8 5v5 P/60)
18/19: 24G, 53P (2.34 P/60, 2.14 5v5 P/60)
Garland 82 game pace
22/23: 17G, 47P (2.25 P/60, 1.78 5v5 P/60)
21/22: 20G, 55P (2.47 P/60, 2.62 5v5 P/60)
20/21: 20G, 65P (2.66 P/60, 2.37 5v5 P/60)
19/20: 27G, 47P (2.43 P/60, 2.03 5v5 P/60)
Kerfoot 82 game pace
22/23: 10G, 32P (1.6 P/60, 1.48 5v5 P/60)
21/22: 13G, 51P (2.45 P/60, 2.44 5v5 P/60)
20/21: 12G, 34P (1.71 P/60, 1.63 5v5 P/60)
19/20: 11G, 35P (1.75 P/60, 1.8 5v5 P/60)
18/19: 16G, 44P (2.17 P/60, 1.38 5v5 P/60)