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- Dec 28, 2015
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I was going to post this on the mains. But it's the mains. Posters who flock here tend to be more knowledgable, intelligent, and reasonable in their analysis.
Why is that the wing position, relatively speaking is the lowest value of the non goalie positions?
I mean C/D you could argue as being 1/2. Personally I rank having a Franchise D (outside of generational talents like Gretz, Crosby, etc.) as being the highest relative value due to Dmen being able to play 30 mins/game every other shift. Then Centre, then Wing last.
It seems C or D are interchangeable for highest relative value, but wing ends up last. Is there any historical reason for that other than ice time? Or the fact that centres can flip to wing with ease and have extra responsibilities with face-offs/play making responsibility?
Why is that the wing position, relatively speaking is the lowest value of the non goalie positions?
I mean C/D you could argue as being 1/2. Personally I rank having a Franchise D (outside of generational talents like Gretz, Crosby, etc.) as being the highest relative value due to Dmen being able to play 30 mins/game every other shift. Then Centre, then Wing last.
It seems C or D are interchangeable for highest relative value, but wing ends up last. Is there any historical reason for that other than ice time? Or the fact that centres can flip to wing with ease and have extra responsibilities with face-offs/play making responsibility?