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Originally Posted by MisterJoji
Detroit winning their cups also coincides with Fedorov being in his prime. And Fedorov is very similar to Stamkos. So who can say if Detroit's cups were more a result of Yzerman or Fedorov? But do you really think Chicago wouldn't have won their Stanley Cup if you replaced Toews with Stamkos? C'mon, that team had great D, great goaltending, and great support players (if you can even call Hossa, Sharp, Kane, Byfulgien, etc. as "support players"). You take that exact 2009/2010 team and swap Toews for Stamkos, they still win the cup
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I don't know about that. Stamkos can score sure, but he's not very good defensively, doesn't win draws at nearly the same rate and doesn't bring the same physical game. As someone pointed out earlier, Tampa had 1-2 in scoring this year and still had a lottery pick. Offense isn't everything, and Stamkos is predominantly an offensive player at this point.