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Originally Posted by nik-
I would say LA doesn't have a "franchise center" .. Boston either. They have 1A/1B's but none truly elite ... which is why I think the Reinhart/Monahan combo would be just fine for us.
Kopitar isn't elite, but is very solid, Richards is defensively elite but not offensively ... Stoll is defensively good. Bergeron/Krecji are both very solid but not elite.
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"Elite" is how you define the word and who fits the criteria. If the best two way forward the league for at least 5 years isn't elite then I don't know who would fit that definition. Crosby, Stamkos, Ovechkin, Datsyuk?
Bergeron to me is elite. Krejci I agree isn't elite but both Kopitar and Bergeron are elite players. Bergeron especially.