Care to list the top half teams and who their 3C is? Lets quantify it?
Not really… but I’ll do it just off the top of my head.
I will list a couple of teams that have 3 C on the roster (that I can think of) that I would take/play over Dvorak.
Thing is… Dvorak has nothing going for him except faceoffs. He needs to play lower then average opposition and still has trouble driving possession. He doesn’t produce and he needs someone to drive the play for him. It is not a winning combination.
You can do the opposite if you like. List teams that don’t have 3 C you would take/play over Dvorak.
Some of my picks, you might not like but I am sure there are other teams with 3 C, that you would take/play over Dvorak, that I did not list. (I will most likely forget some obvious ones…)
On the Habs, I’d take Suzuki, Monahan, Dach, Evans and even Drouin (at C) before Dvorak… making him a 6th line C on a bottom team. haha
( I’ve had long debates on Dvorak vs. Evans during the summer, so you can check it out if you like. )
I will give some reasons* afterwards for a few maybe less obvious/debatable players. (as to why I prefer them to Dvorak)
I’d say two teams listed below are very debatable picks* I would take/play them before Dvorak. But you can just discard them, if you aren’t sold on them. Sometimes I will list more then 3, so pick your top 3.
Ana. Zegras, Strome, Lundestrom
Buf. Thompson, Cozens, Mittelstadt
Bos. Bergeron, Krejci, Coyle*, Studnicka, Girgenson
Canes. Aho, Kotkaniemi, Necas, Staal
LA. Kopitar, Danault, Byfield* or Vilardi
Wild. Hartman, Ericsson ek, Rossi*, Gaudreau
Nashville. Grandlund, Johansen, Glass
NJ. Hughes, Mercer, Hischier
NYI. Barzal, Nelson, Pageau
NYR. Zibanejad, Trochek, Chytil
OTT. Norris, Stutzle, Pinto
SJ. Hertl, Couture, Bordeleau*
Sea. Beniers, Gourde, Wright*
Blues. Thomas, O’Reilly, Schenn, Barbachev, Kyrou
Van. Miller, Pettersson, Horvat
Vegas. Eichel, Stephenson, Karlsson, Roy
Wsh. Kuznetsov, Backstrom, Strome
Worth mentioning (I’d also take these before Dvorak)
EDM. McDavid, Draisaitl, Nugent-Hopkins*
Flo. Barkov, Bennett, Lundell
Clb. Roslovic, Sillinger, Jenner
Dal. Hintz, Benn, Faksa* or Glendening*
With the Habs, that’s 22 teams that’s have 3C I like better then Dvorak. I am sure I am missing some too.
Here is a list of guys I think you might debate that Dvorak is more useful. I will list why I listed them.
Coyle. He is much better at driving possession then Dvorak against tougher opposition. More reliable, same production.
Byfield. Yes he is still raw and was still being sheltered last year but his potential is trough the roof. His play with Vilardi this year is much more inspiring then what Dvorak has ever done. Most big guys need time (like Dach).
Rossi. Yes he has had a slight setback because of COVID but he is so incredibly talented. I also think F. Gaudreau is basically the same thing as Dvorak, and keeping Rossi is a no brainer IMO. He might need time tough but even so, Dvorak isn’t an upgrade on Gaudreau.
Bordeleau. He isn’t totally NHL ready but it won’t be long. Just too much talent to compare to Dvorak. But ok if you don’t like this pick remove SJ.
Wright. See Bordeleau comment.
Both Faksa and Glendening destroy Dvorak in the toughness of opposition they can face while driving possession better then Dvorak. More reliable then Dvorak.
Lundestrom. Same comment as Faksa and Glendening.
Nugent-Hopkins. I know he recently has mostly played on the wing, but it is not because he doesn’t play the C position well. It is because EDM needs wings that can play with McDavid and/or Draisaitl. With Kane, Hyman and the potential rise of Holloway, Nugent-Hopkins could be slotted back as 3rd C. EDM still needs a winger or two next hat happens though, because Holloway needs time. But still, Nugent-Hopkins is a C I’d take/play any day before Dvorak.
The others should be pretty straightforward.
So out of the 22 I’ve listed, take out 5 - 7 you like the least and you have your top 1/2.
So what is the point of all this?
When I said Dvorak is an average 3rd C at best… out of the 22 teams I listed, I am 95% sure a very very strong majority of people would easily pick 10 teams, leaving Dvorak in the 11-20 (average range) at best, but it could easily be worse for him.
EDIT: not sure why I forgot TB!! Point, Stamkos, Cirelli.
