Stone and Eichel are superior to Danault and Kopitar.
Danault is insanely underrated.
Here was Danault vs Stone in the Conference Finals 2 years ago:
Limited Stone to 0 points, 7 shots in 6 games head to head matchup between them:
Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone gave an honest assessment of his play in the third round as he was held without a point in six games against the Montreal Canadiens.
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Danault absolutely SCHOOLED Stone. It's not even a contest to me who is the better player between them.
I live in Montreal and saw a LOT of Danault over the years. He is a vastly superior player to any forward on Vegas, and likely the most underrated Center in the entire league.
Here's a more of the breakdown of how Danault absolutely wrecked Stone:
To summarize, the Habs have bottled up Mark Stone as well as anyone has been able to since he's become a Golden Knight and it's a huge reason why the underdog is tied in the series with three games to go.
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Except from a Sportsnet article:
The Montreal Canadiens and Vegas Golden Knights have battled to an even series so far, but they are finding very different ways to score goals. How are they doing it and who holds the advantage heading into a crucial Game 5?
www.sportsnet.ca
And here's the HFBoards take on Danault vs Stone:
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone:
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