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Originally Posted by New Era
Gilmour was a great player. The Flames took a real hit when Risebrough gave him away for nothing. But outside of a couple of monster years in Toronto he was a 2nd line center. He was a 2nd line center in St. Louis, he was a 2nd line center in Calgary, and he was a 2nd line center, or lower, in the other cities he finished his career in. If Bennett has a career as good as Gilmour's we will all be exceptionally happy. It is far from an insult to suggest that Bennett has Gilmour upside.
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He was a 2nd line center in Calgary because the Flames were absolutely filthy at the time. Nieuwendyk and Gilmour were definitely #1 centers, and Otto was probably a very good #2 center.
It is like saying Malkin is only a 2nd liner.