It's shocking how much and how quickly Nashville has improved at C.
How your team stacks up at center?
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It's shocking how much and how quickly Nashville has improved at C.
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Not sure I'd consider Duchene a 1C it's been a few years since he has put up those kind of numbers but maybe he proves me wrong. I see him and Brassard as both good 2C's, Pageau is a good 3C and Thompson is a good 4.
Jets are one of the worst at faceoffs.
Hendricks joins the team.
Jets are one of the best at faceoffs.
I know it's not as simple as that, but I choose to believe he's the reason we improved so much.
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Drouin (Winger)
Galchenyuk (Winger)
Danault (3C)
Plekanec (Turtleneck)
I'd say Habs centre depth is top5 AINEC.
Galchenyuk (Winger)
Danault (3C)
Plekanec (Turtleneck)
I'd say Habs centre depth is top5 AINEC.
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Even when healthy, i'd say the Canucks are below slot right now.
Horvat - rounding into a low-end #1C. Not disastrously below slot, but hardly a prototype first line center.
but after that it's kind of an incoherent mess of below 2nd line calibre players trying to fill out the depth chart by committee. A whole stable of guys, all of which are out of their depth as a 2nd line C.
Brandon Sutter - a 3rd line C often playing 2nd/borderline 1st line volume minutes.
Henrik Sedin - washed up, playing at a bottom-6 sort of level, but doesn't play a style well suited to 3rd/4th line role.
Gagner/Granlund - top-9ish calibre utility guys who are generally playing over the head.
Burmistrov - fringe/depth player.
Nic Dowd - fringe/depth player.
So the Canucks are sort of hogging a bunch of low-end Center depth i guess, but as a total package...pretty clearly "below slot" down the middle with a bunch of less than #2C calibre guys trying to pick up the slack.
Horvat - rounding into a low-end #1C. Not disastrously below slot, but hardly a prototype first line center.
but after that it's kind of an incoherent mess of below 2nd line calibre players trying to fill out the depth chart by committee. A whole stable of guys, all of which are out of their depth as a 2nd line C.
Brandon Sutter - a 3rd line C often playing 2nd/borderline 1st line volume minutes.
Henrik Sedin - washed up, playing at a bottom-6 sort of level, but doesn't play a style well suited to 3rd/4th line role.
Gagner/Granlund - top-9ish calibre utility guys who are generally playing over the head.
Burmistrov - fringe/depth player.
Nic Dowd - fringe/depth player.
So the Canucks are sort of hogging a bunch of low-end Center depth i guess, but as a total package...pretty clearly "below slot" down the middle with a bunch of less than #2C calibre guys trying to pick up the slack.
Through 2+ pages:
Boston: Well-Slotted? (Does Backes actually play center regularly?)
Buffalo:
Detroit: Below Slot
Florida: Well-Slotted
Montreal: Yikes
Ottawa: Below Slot/Well-Slotted (depends on what you think of Duchene)
Tampa: Well-Slotted/Above Slot (depends on what you think of Point)
Toronto: Above Slot
Carolina: Below Slot
Columbus: Below Slot (for now)
New Jersey: Below Slot (for now)
New York (I): Well-Slotted (need a 3C; Tavares/Barzal has made up for it)
New York (R): Below-Slot/Well-Slotted
Philadelphia:
Pittsburgh: Well-Slotted (desperately need a 3C, but Malkin as the 2C makes up for it)
Washington: Above Slot
Chicago: Well-Slotted
Colorado: Below Slot (for now)
Dallas: Well-Slotted/Above Slot (depends on who’s actually playing center)
Minnesota: Well-Slotted?
Nashville: Well Slotted/Above Slot (depends on what you think of Johansen/Turris)
St. Louis: Below Slot/Well-Slotted (depends on if Schenn's performance is sustainable)
Winnipeg: Well-Slotted/Above Slot (depends on what you think of Little)
Anaheim: Well-Slotted/Above Slot
Arizona:
Calgary: Well-Slotted
Edmonton: Above Slot (when Drai plays in the middle)
Los Angeles: Well-Slotted/Above Slot (depends on what you think of Carter)
San Jose: Well-Slotted/Above Slot (depends on what you think of Thornton)
Vancouver: Below Slot (when healthy)
Vegas:
Boston: Well-Slotted? (Does Backes actually play center regularly?)
Buffalo:
Detroit: Below Slot
Florida: Well-Slotted
Montreal: Yikes
Ottawa: Below Slot/Well-Slotted (depends on what you think of Duchene)
Tampa: Well-Slotted/Above Slot (depends on what you think of Point)
Toronto: Above Slot
Carolina: Below Slot
Columbus: Below Slot (for now)
New Jersey: Below Slot (for now)
New York (I): Well-Slotted (need a 3C; Tavares/Barzal has made up for it)
New York (R): Below-Slot/Well-Slotted
Philadelphia:
Pittsburgh: Well-Slotted (desperately need a 3C, but Malkin as the 2C makes up for it)
Washington: Above Slot
Chicago: Well-Slotted
Colorado: Below Slot (for now)
Dallas: Well-Slotted/Above Slot (depends on who’s actually playing center)
Minnesota: Well-Slotted?
Nashville: Well Slotted/Above Slot (depends on what you think of Johansen/Turris)
St. Louis: Below Slot/Well-Slotted (depends on if Schenn's performance is sustainable)
Winnipeg: Well-Slotted/Above Slot (depends on what you think of Little)
Anaheim: Well-Slotted/Above Slot
Arizona:
Calgary: Well-Slotted
Edmonton: Above Slot (when Drai plays in the middle)
Los Angeles: Well-Slotted/Above Slot (depends on what you think of Carter)
San Jose: Well-Slotted/Above Slot (depends on what you think of Thornton)
Vancouver: Below Slot (when healthy)
Vegas:
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Chicago is the same it's been since 2009, with the one glorious exception of 2015:
1) Toews
2) Cross your heart and pray
1) Toews
2) Cross your heart and pray
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Good work! however i'm sure the consensus is that Kopitar is a high end 1C and Carter is between a borderline 1C and very high-end 2C, which kind of makes LA above slot
This may be surprising but the Sabres are actually pretty set at center.
I'll say well-set
Eichel
O'Reilly
Reinhart/Girgensons
Josefson/Larsson.
Especially wen Casey Mittlestadt bumps Reinhart out of that spot and then eventually joins the top six in some fashion. Sabres will have to make some decisions when you consider Casey is gonna be a top six player and ROR and Eichel are both signed long-term.
I'll say well-set
Eichel
O'Reilly
Reinhart/Girgensons
Josefson/Larsson.
Especially wen Casey Mittlestadt bumps Reinhart out of that spot and then eventually joins the top six in some fashion. Sabres will have to make some decisions when you consider Casey is gonna be a top six player and ROR and Eichel are both signed long-term.
