People still think Danault is bad?!
In a top 6 role while playing with good wingers? Yes he's the worst center of this team offensively given all the chance in the world for several years.
In a third line playing with Lekhonen and perhaps armia in a healthy team at 3m a year extended? No problem with that.
Since you asked for more proof in your other post.
Played 19min average in the last season with the best wingers. Can barely get 50 points while getting carried heavily by Gallagher and Tatar.
This season he's been absolutely atrocious on both side of the ice. Took him an entire year of hockey scoring a goal.
Tatar's main production was on the powerplay without Danault.
Gallagher has been saving Danault ass offensively for 3 years now.
If Danault was such a good center and a top 6 at that he would be playing on the powerplay without hesitation. Instead we rather put Erik Staal , Nick Cousins , Jordan Weal , Paul Byron etc.
And this was during Claude Julien time where he idolized Danault so bad but still wouldn't put him on the powerplay because he has 0 offensive talent as a center.
Adam Lowry in Winnipeg whos been playing with plugs get 10goals + something Danault never had in his career and gets the same amount of point Danault would get if he played in his role and was extended at 3.25m a season.
But since this franchise thinks Danault is the next coming out of Patrice Bergeron and Guy Carbonneau the media keep selling him as a god of hockey and a defensive threat against the big players which has been absolutely Overrated.
Would I keep him as the same salary as Lowry for 5 years in a third line without Gallagher and Tatar or any top wingers? Yes.
Would I keep him to eat 16-17min a game with top 6 wingers at 5m a season? No thanks.
