Nick Backstrom or Patrice Bergeron
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WesMcCauley
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Bergeron is arguably one of the best if not the best defensive forward of all time while also producing great offensive numbers. Backstrom is a damn good center but i would say Bergeron.
Barry Amsterdam
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Take Backstrom. Bergerons career high is 73 points.
Backstroms puts up more points, better career ppg. Higher peak (101 points) and is no slouch defensively, power play monster.
Bergeron being the best defensive forward in the league makes it close.
Backstroms puts up more points, better career ppg. Higher peak (101 points) and is no slouch defensively, power play monster.
Bergeron being the best defensive forward in the league makes it close.
Critical13
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Bergeron always outplays the other team's centers.
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Iapyi
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Yeah I wonder why the player playing at 0.98 ppg through his career got any votes (vs 0.76ppg for Bergeron)
DrJustice
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Lol are you that insecure? I was answering to someone claiming Backstrom shouldn't have any votes
DrJustice
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Don't believe I was looking for a therapist but thanks for the concern.
If you don't want to debate your own point you brought up then I guess it's all good.
I think Backstrom has been criminally underrated for years, but there's very few centers in the league that help a team win more than Bergeron.
Lmao someone claimed Backstrom shouldn't get any vote in this poll and I brought up the fact that he averaged 0.22ppg more than Bergeron through his career.
Now it's subjective if you think his defensive play makes up for that difference or not, I don't know what else there is to debate
Depends what your team needs. Need one of the best PP centers and offensive production while still beeing one of the best defencive centers then Backström. Need a shutdown center with intangibles and of the best PK centers with decent production then Bergeron. Like if I was Carolina with J. Staal as a capable shutdown center and a below average PP I would think Backström would be better or as the blues GM with the second worst PP getting Backström to lead the PP and feed Tarasenko. Could also mention that Backström usually dominates vs Boston while Bergeron are struggling more when facing Backström and the Capitals.
DrJustice
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Both are great players I just don't agree with your argument of why you prefer Backstrom if that is indeed what you were saying (considering you voted for Backstrom I felt it was a safe assumption)
I don't consider defense subjective but to each their own.
The post you are referencing was ridiculous I agree.
I think Kuz above explained it properly; really depends on your team needs and happens that mine doesn't score often. Can't go wrong with either or tbh
tony d
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It is subjective in the sense that there are not great statistics that back it up whereas for goal scoring there clearly is.
Many people abuse this as a license to claim a player is good at defense when they are very clearly not.
Comparing their point totals is kind of pointless (no pun intended). For most of Backstrom's career he played with Ovechkin, whereas Bergeron has not played with anyone near that caliber...ok...ok... Marchand is close (only within the last couple seasons) and Pastrnak is no slouch, but they aren't Ovechkin.
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Iapyi
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I understand you are one of the people who think nothing but points matter, fair enough, have a nice day.
