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Originally Posted by kyuss275
As of now they are weak down the middle, because there centers are all young. Going forward they have a great collection of centers. I don't even see a place for Luke Adams on that team in the future.
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That'd be fine if they were rebuilding, but they're paying almost $80M in salary for their current roster and have one of the worst groups of centers in the league.
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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Hodgson has 15 points in 17 games... they aren't that weak down the middle.
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There are two sides to the game and Hodgson has been on the ice for more 5 on 5 GA than anyone in the league including defensemen.
Hodgson's point totals are good, but you can't discount Vanek's torrid pace to start the year. Hodgson has produced virtually nothing when not playing with Vanek (1 GF and 8 GA when not on Vanek's line), so I'd take his numbers with a grain of salt given Vanek's 135 point pace.
He'll probably improve as time goes on, but the fact that he's their #1 center says a lot about their (lack of) depth.