leafman101
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The Leafs best chance to get a legit #1 center is for Bozak or Kadri to develop into one.
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zeke
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To the end of evaluating the team of course.
If you don't want to do that - then maybe list all the teams that aren't or haven't recently gone with cheap unproven players in key positions.
I think it'll be a short list.
BITTER BUD
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Montana
Champion
Savard is the ''best chance''.......he already is one.
axlsalinger
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Is that a joke?
Montana
Champion
You wanna wager on who'll finish with the higher PPG this season, between Savard, Bozak and Kadri?
Volcanologist
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Teams that clearly have a #1:
L.A. - Kopitar
Washington - Backstrom
Carolina - Staal
San Jose - Thornton
Tampa Bay - Stamkos(or Vinny)
Detroit - Datsyuk
Anaheim - Getzlaf
Ottawa - Spezza
Boston - Savard
Pittsburgh - Crosby
Chicago - Toews
Vancouver - Sedin
Philadelphia - Briere/Richards/Carter(pick one)
Buffalo - Roy
Colorado - Stastny
Dallas - Richards
Then there's the fact that some of these teams have more than one guy who could be a #1 centre, and other teams have centres that can put up 70ish points(a tall order for Kadri or Bozak this season), like Mikko Koivu, Travis Zajac, Antropov, or even Turtleneck Boy in Montreal. We can argue if they're true #1s, but they certainly are significant offensive producers.
These are the teams that don't have a #1 or anything close to it, IMO:
Calgary
Columbus
Edmonton
Toronto
Florida
Nashville
NYR
NYI
Phoenix
St. Louis
L.A. - Kopitar
Washington - Backstrom
Carolina - Staal
San Jose - Thornton
Tampa Bay - Stamkos(or Vinny)
Detroit - Datsyuk
Anaheim - Getzlaf
Ottawa - Spezza
Boston - Savard
Pittsburgh - Crosby
Chicago - Toews
Vancouver - Sedin
Philadelphia - Briere/Richards/Carter(pick one)
Buffalo - Roy
Colorado - Stastny
Dallas - Richards
Then there's the fact that some of these teams have more than one guy who could be a #1 centre, and other teams have centres that can put up 70ish points(a tall order for Kadri or Bozak this season), like Mikko Koivu, Travis Zajac, Antropov, or even Turtleneck Boy in Montreal. We can argue if they're true #1s, but they certainly are significant offensive producers.
These are the teams that don't have a #1 or anything close to it, IMO:
Calgary
Columbus
Edmonton
Toronto
Florida
Nashville
NYR
NYI
Phoenix
St. Louis
Rumpleforeskin
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I don't imagine Savard got a lot of PK time though, what's the 5 on 5 icetime like?
IrishWolfman
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Clearly. I'm also predicting an ASG apperance and a Conn Smythe Trophy. :thumbup:
zeke
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So did COL/BUF/PHI/CHI/PIT/WAS/LA make a mistake in going with young unproven centres when they did?
zeke
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Savard has a better chance.
But I'm not sure how HUGELY a better chance that is.
The more I look at him, the harder is it for me to ignore:
1) His concussions.
2) His 33 year oldedness.
3) His declining production.
I love Savvy, and really wish JFJ had signed him for $5m instead of Boston.....but I'm not so sure now.
Montana
Champion
Had more to do with Savard battling injuries than anything else....
08/09 season.
Marc Savard - 19:32
Patrice Bergeron - 17:59
David Krejci - 16:51
07/08
Marc Savard - 20:31
Patrice Bergeron - 18:10 (ten games)
Glen Metropolit - 16.25
David Krejci - 14:55 (rookie)
MyNameIsJonas
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Burke seemingly agrees with Zeke. He seems set at the center position. Which either means he is confident in Kadri and Bozak or he really thinks highly of Grabovski