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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Poor Bo Horvat. He's getting ripped apart by Canucks fans on HF for lack of offence. If anyone has paid attention to the offensive numbers he put up in the CHL they would know that the kid isn't an offensively gifted player. He's a quality defensive 2/3 center that got hot before the draft and probably picked higher than he should have been. That said if the organization has patience he could still be a very useful player for that franchise but he's not going to replace the Sedins on the first line that's for sure.
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Yeah, a buddy of mine said last year he's a potential #1 center. I said 'ummm.....no, he's not'. And I like Horvat. But he's a guy who could probably fill in at the #2 slot if needed, but would excel in the #3 slot. Not saying he plays the same as Backlund, but I think for the two of them the ideal situation is playing as a real solid two-way #3 center who can chip in once in a while and not look too out of place in the #2 slot if there's injuries. Those guys are pretty valuable.