Hyman is not the difference between JT & Marner being 45% xGF or not. Point blank, period. Regardless of when whoever starts to pick up their game.
There's seven different stats posted there and they all point to the same thing -- Hyman helps to drive play and scroring.
You only highlighted one. If you want to pretend that ranking 99ths, 106th, and 149th in scoring categories on a line with the 3rd and 4th highest P/60 forwards in hockey is impressive, or "driving anything.... again, have at it.
Yes, Zach Hyman gets a lot of scoring chances. These are not because of Zach Hyman's ability to generate scoring chances, but because he's been padlocked to proper elite offensive players almost every shift of his NHL career.
his legacy? jesus christ. it was a terrible waste of money.
Three of the seven stats are individual stats and they all place Hyman in the top 10% of forwards.