Adding to the comments on assists, I took a quick look at last season's
CCHA and NHL stats.  If 2 points were awarded for a goal and 1 for an
assist, there would certainly be some change among the individual point
leaders -- but not as much as some might think.  The top 5 CCHA scorers
would remain unchanged, and the *new* top 5 NHL scorers were all in the
established top 7.  Given the option, who would prefer Brett Hull over
Mario Lemieux?
 
                  1991-92 CCHA Scoring Leaders
 
Name                Team           GM    G    A   PTS  New  Rank
Denny Felsner       Michigan       44   42   52    94  136    1
Dwayne Norris       Michigan State 44   44   39    83  127    2
Peter White         Michigan State 44   26   51    77  103    3
Brian Wiseman       Michigan       44   27   44    71   98    4
Bryan Smolinski     Michigan State 44   30   35    65   95    5
 
 
                   1991-92 NHL Scoring Leaders
 
Name                Team           GM    G    A   PTS  New  Rank
Mario Lemieux       Pittsburgh     64   44   87   131  175    3
Kevin Stevens       Pittsburgh     80   54   69   123  177    2
Wayne Gretzky       Los Angeles    74   31   90   121  152    5
Brett Hull          St Louis       73   70   39   109  179    1
Luc Robitaille      Los Angeles    80   44   63   107  151    6
Mark Messier        New York R     79   35   72   107  142    9
Jeremy Roenick      Chicago        80   53   50   103  156    4
 
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