I got 25 current NHL centers that I'd take over Duchene; (By team A to W)
Getzlaf, Bergeron, Krejci, Eichel, O'Reilly, Monahan, Toews, MacKinnon,
Seguin, McDavid, Draisaitl, Barkov, Kopitar, Carter, Johansen, Tavares,
Giroux, Crosby, Malkin, Pavelski, Thornton, Stamkos, Matthews, Backstrom,
Scheifele.
With these teams not having a center I'd take over Duchene; AZ, CAR, CBJ, DET, MIN, MON, NJ, NYI, NY, OTT, STL
Keep in mind this is not based on things like contract term and years left of peak performance. Guys I was on the fence about were Stepan, Marleau, Wennberg, Zetterberg (way slower these days and oft injured), Turris, and Couturier for his defensive ability. If you include all of those guys you get to 31..
Like I said you have to stretch it to push him into the 30s IMO.
Also laying out how many teams he'd be the top line center for is interesting. That's 11 teams, and 6 of those teams made the playoffs.
Getzlaf, Bergeron, Krejci, Eichel, O'Reilly, Monahan, Toews, MacKinnon,
Seguin, McDavid, Draisaitl, Barkov, Kopitar, Carter, Johansen, Tavares,
Giroux, Crosby, Malkin, Pavelski, Thornton, Stamkos, Matthews, Backstrom,
Scheifele.
With these teams not having a center I'd take over Duchene; AZ, CAR, CBJ, DET, MIN, MON, NJ, NYI, NY, OTT, STL
Keep in mind this is not based on things like contract term and years left of peak performance. Guys I was on the fence about were Stepan, Marleau, Wennberg, Zetterberg (way slower these days and oft injured), Turris, and Couturier for his defensive ability. If you include all of those guys you get to 31..
Like I said you have to stretch it to push him into the 30s IMO.
Also laying out how many teams he'd be the top line center for is interesting. That's 11 teams, and 6 of those teams made the playoffs.