5C might not be the best terminology but it’s essentially a reserve centre. Team Canada (when they get to play in the Olympics) legit takes like 10-12 centres for the forwards corps because a C can always play W but it doesn’t work the other way around.The comment is a microcosm of the idea. Calling Suter a 5C is certainly a take. Is the perfect 3C? Not by any stretch. Can he perform adequately as an average 3C? For sure.
Like I said, we will see.
From all tangible evidence we have, this player is definitely capable of being an adequate 3C for us. If he's not, I'm happy to take the L and eat my crow.
Can he though? He wasn’t a very effective C for Chicago and Detroit loved using him at center so much last year that they played him on the wing half the time. Can he play center? Yes. Do you want him at center if you want to be a playoff contending team? No. Most likely he’s being seen as bottom 6 filler until they can find a more effective 3rd line center. A big upgrade over Sheldon Dries basically. He’s a better winger but can play center.The comment is a microcosm of the idea. Calling Suter a 5C is certainly a take. Is the perfect 3C? Not by any stretch. Can he perform adequately as an average 3C? For sure.
Like I said, we will see.
From all tangible evidence we have, this player is definitely capable of being an adequate 3C for us. If he's not, I'm happy to take the L and eat my crow.
I think it’s a combination actually. He will most likely center the 2nd unit PP like Dries did last year but he can also contribute on the PK.
The comment is a microcosm of the idea. Calling Suter a 5C is certainly a take. Is the perfect 3C? Not by any stretch. Can he perform adequately as an average 3C? For sure.
Like I said, we will see.
From all tangible evidence we have, this player is definitely capable of being an adequate 3C for us. If he's not, I'm happy to take the L and eat my crow.
Some of the best 3rd line centers in the league like Jesiperi Kotkaniemi and Sam Steel....
We will see
He spent half of last season on wing and his best season at center he played 50% of the time alongside Patrick Kane and over 1/3 with both him and Debrincat.We will see
He's been a center for 90% of his career and had his best production at center so I really don't know where this "He's a better winger but can play center" stuff is coming from.
What in your opinion makes him a 2nd or 3rd line winger on a contender? As I understand it, he's played almost exclusively as a center on bad teams. 2nd line (or even 3rd line) wingers on a contender are really good players, which is not what Suter has shown so far in his career.
Well granted it's a 'low bar'. But when your third line centers last year were Nils Aman and Sheldon Dries, then that's a serious 'upgrade', right?
Some of the best 3rd line centers in the league like Jesiperi Kotkaniemi and Sam Steel....
We will see
He's been a center for 90% of his career and had his best production at center so I really don't know where this "He's a better winger but can play center" stuff is coming from.
All it takes is one guy to parrot some non-sense and then everyone takes off with it.
They're actually entirely apt comparables to Pius Suter, as they're also both guys who effectively played a de facto "Top-6" role for their respective teams last year. Playing a huge bulk of their productive icetime with guys like Kaprizov, Zuccarello, Boldy, Svechkinov, Necas, Teravainen.It's hilarious that you'd pick out Sam Steel and Jesperi Kotkaniemi as other examples of "3rd line Centers".
Not actual 3rd line Center deployment.
There's obviously a disconnect here, with the way you're attributing "3rd line Center" minutes to players who don't really play that role.
Great addition on the ice. Plays with JT and BB well. Used in FO and PK and PP. Fantastic deal and seems well liked by team mates.
). Adds a lot of utility to the lineup and also wish Blueger was signed for an extra year.Blueger was never going to sign this kind of deal, he came into the off season determined and was going to bet on himself, good for him
