Sorinth
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Pffff... Wasn't he supposed to explode this season and prove everybody wrong and show that he's more than a 3rd line center playing for an offensive powerhouse in Washington? What happened there?
I don't think anybody expect him to explode because he was behind Backstrom & Kuznetzov.
But Eller being a 3rd line C is exactly my point. He had a season even more impressive then Danaults, yet he's considered a 3rd line C my almost everybody. So it's premature to claim Danault is a legitimate top-6 player based off of one season. He has the potential to be one, but he has to show he can do it without being stapled to Pacioretty/Radulov.
That mostly brings us to the need to repeat to confirm.
Yes, and he also has to do it without our two best wingers. If we stick Danault with Pacioretty/Drouin and he puts up 40 points again I'll be disappointed (Especially in the coaching staff). Otherwise he's just another Desharnais, produces adequately when the team is built around him, but the team shouldn't be built around him.
this isn't what I was saying.
You said people complaining about the trade only did so because they are anti-MB. It's BS, there are plenty of legitimate reasons to be against that trade.
Danault got 10 ES points in 35 games as a bottom sixer, including 13 games on the 4th line.
He got 27 ES points in 47 games as a top sixer.
10 points in 35 games, is a 23 point pace, throw in a few SHP and the odd PPP and it's not that impressive. Even 3rd liners like Eller/Plekanec put up close to 30.
So basically, you have not found anyone else in the last 4 years.
Plus doing a projection over a season is just numbers.
You have not proof that Eller would continue at that pace.
But the following four years show us what Eller can do.
But we also need to go deeper in your comments.
Who is going to be our 2 center?
For me Danault is just fine but maybe your prefer Plekanec?
We can always put Plekanec, McCarron or Shaw to center the second PP unit.
It's actually very common for a player to put a up a great year and then never repeat it. I picked Eller because people will be familiar with him and Belial has spent years trashing him.