KevSkillz4
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He have high hockey IQ and with great release, do you think he have the potential to be a franchise player?
When I see the name the first thing that pops in my head is the car/bike brand
With that said I guess the answer is no
Pretty easy no for me. As I brought up in the other "franchise player" thread I use the term pretty strictly. I view it as a player who can be the #1 player on a cup contending team that realistically has a shot at winning, and they're the centerpiece of their respective team.
Tampa- Hedman, Kucherov
Florida- Barkov
Toronto- Matthews
Pittsburgh- Crosby
Washington- Ovi
Colorado- Mackinnon
Edmonton- McDavid, Draisaitl
Rangers- Panarin
There's some borderline guys like Aho, Pastrnak, Stone etc but usually I find myself questioning if non-top 10 players are really "franchise" defining players.
Does anyone other than @KevSkillz4 and @KotkaCaufield honestly believe Suzuki will get anywhere near that level? Probably not.
Yeah I agree but I was just listing currently this seasonI don't want to get into a whole list but in terms of forwards I'd have guys like Stamkos, Tavares, Kopitar, Getzlaf, etc. (or are we only talking about franchise players that are currently elite?)
He have high hockey IQ and with great release, do you think he have the potential to be a franchise player?
While I do agree somewhat with that statement, there are number 1 centers like Brayden Point and Evgeni Kuznetsov who debatedly carried their teams to win the cup. They aren't known as franchise players, but I thought they were better than both Ovi and Hedman and I'm a diehard ovi fanPretty easy no for me. As I brought up in the other "franchise player" thread I use the term pretty strictly. I view it as a player who can be the #1 player on a cup contending team that realistically has a shot at winning, and they're the centerpiece of their respective team.
Tampa- Hedman, Kucherov
Florida- Barkov
Toronto- Matthews
Pittsburgh- Crosby
Washington- Ovi
Colorado- Mackinnon
Edmonton- McDavid, Draisaitl
Rangers- Panarin
There's some borderline guys like Aho, Pastrnak, Stone etc but usually I find myself questioning if non-top 10 players are really "franchise" defining players.
Does anyone other than @KevSkillz4 and @KotkaCaufield honestly believe Suzuki will get anywhere near that level? Probably not.