Is this the year that the #1C/#1D rule of thumb is broken?

[supeg93*]

lindholm is one of the best shutdown defensemen in the nhl. He is better than vlasic imo.

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[supeg93*]

If RyJo is a #2C, then there are only about 10 #1Cs in the league.

60 points is not a #1 C, sorry bro.

 

[Regal]

60 points is not a #1 C, sorry bro.

Welcome to 2017. Only 14 centers hit 60 points this year and that's including Draisaitl who played a lot on McDavid's wing

 

[Regal]

So if LA, Washington, Anaheim, Pittsburgh, and Edmonton all have 2 1Cs, which teams have 0? Carolina, Arizona, and who else?

Also I'm surprised you included Horvat and Turris but not Granlund.

Granlund played wing all year. It's generally what's coincided with his improved play

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

60 points is not a #1 C, sorry bro.

It kind of is, im usually very strict about #1C's, but the reality is 60 points is 1st line numbers these days. As long as you've shown you do it consistently, which Johansen has. In other words he's an established 60 point player, which is 1st line production = 1C.

60 points is where i would draw the line, if a line had to be drawn. So he's definitely a low-end 1C, but 1C nonetheless.

 

[ijuka]

60 points is not a #1 C, sorry bro.

60 points is a #1 C. Not an elite #1C but certainly 1C in my eyes. And it's got less to do with points and more to do with how they are able to handle the role.

Ryan Johansen absolutely is a #1C.

 

[GoldOnGold]

Granlund played wing all year. It's generally what's coincided with his improved play

Well then I look like an idiot. Whoops.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Well it's pretty much official now.