Bryanbryoil
Pray For Ukraine
- Sep 13, 2004
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Happens, I thought the more likely mistake is you thought the person you responded to was talking about Nylander and not Matthews.
I still wouldn't trade Matthews for Dahlin, but Buffalo may not make that trade either. I simply value the effect of an elite center at 5v5 play very highly and think it makes it the most impactful skater on the ice. Goalies are more impactful, but the gap between average centers and average goalies compared to elite ones significantly favors the centers, and elite skaters tend to be more consistent.
Fair enough, my point was that Hanifin errr Dahlin to date would be the only one in the ballpark potentially