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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
I'm not necessarily challenging your argument, but I would like to point out that Mike Richards was not a first line player last year. Mike Fisher did appear to be the Predators top centre based on ice time.
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I agree, and there is now a strong argument that Richards isn't a first-line centre. I would also argue that anyone who suggests Mike Fisher is a first line centre in the NHL is just being silly.
But ya, my point is that you can't just look at a player's point totals, see that he was among the top 90 forwards in scoring, and then conclude/describe him as a first line player in the NHL because there are 30 teams and 3 forwards on the first line. It's no different from people calling Butler a 1st pairing defenseman in the NHL just because he played on the first pairing on the Calgary Flames last year. When people describe a player as a first-line player it means more than just the role he played for his team.