Only five active players in the NHL average above a point-per game (Crosby, Malkin, Ovechkin, Jagr, and Selanne), so asking for a player to score over a PPG is really asking a lot. Thornton is just outside that metric (only fell below it last week), and actually Spezza is sixth on that list. So obviously that really doesn't work in defining who "franchise" centers are. All-time greats more like it. Funny how Spezza is no longer even the best center on his team even though he just turned 30.
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