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Originally Posted by Canuckage
Stamkos is certainly above Tarasenko is ranking at the moment due the amount of goals he consistently score every season.
Tarasenko has 92 goals in his last 189 games since the start of 2013-14, for a rate of virtually one in every two games. Stamkos, who's nearly two years older than Tarasenko, has 88 goals in his last 176 games, for exactly one per every other game.
As of right now, they're pretty comparable when it comes to goals, plus Tarasenko gets you more assists, which are still worth 2/3 as much as goals. And starting next season Yeo will be coach in St. Louis, and that should only help the Blues offense as compared to Hitchcock. And let's not overlook that Stamkos will be coming off his second major leg injury in four seasons, so who knows if he'll be truly the same player again.