bobbydigital
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You just got the job as GM of a expansion team. What is the first position you begin building your new franchise around?
A true 1D plays more than any other player. If you’re getting the 23-31 peak of any player I want that Hedman, Keith, Doughty, Lidstrom, Pronger, Niedermayer that is playing half the game against the opponents best and winning.
Definitely Center.You just got the job as GM of a expansion team. What is the first position you begin building your new franchise around?
Lidström, Chara, Hedman, Doughty, Makar, Keith, Pietrangelo, Letang.. it's not like a lot of teams have won without a d-man that was at or near the top.Definitely Center.
Very rarely, do you see a team win a cup without a Center that would be widely regarded as being one of the best in the league. Only team I can recall doing this was the 2019 St. Louis Blues.
Good points. If I recall correctly, Carolina managed to win the cup in 2006 without an elite defenseman, but the counter-argument to that is that St. Louis managed to win a cup in 2019 without an elite center.A truly elite player at any position is more important than getting a very, very good player at the "right" position.
That said, defense wins championships.
Lidström, Chara, Hedman, Doughty, Makar, Keith, Pietrangelo, Letang.. it's not like a lot of teams have won without a d-man that was at or near the top.
The best player available.