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waner · 11-25-2014, 12:31 PM

I am not sure being 12th and 11th after 21 games played means much in determining if a guy is a top line winger or not.

I also think top line winger can be a very broad term as to what people mean by that. Could either guy be the an effective 3rd guy with Perry and Getzlaf and Crosby and Kunitz? Yes, but does that make them a top line winger as that likely also is true of Glencross, Raymond and maybe Colborne as well.

In an ideal world I don't contending teams would want them to be the top winger on the team and they are both better as secondary scorers on the 2nd line or as mentioned on a "stacked" top line. Gaudreau obviously could improve on that but at this point I don't think he would be a guy that you would look at to drive the offense on your top line.

11-25-2014, 12:31 PM	#10
waner Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Oct 2014 Exp:	I am not sure being 12th and 11th after 21 games played means much in determining if a guy is a top line winger or not. I also think top line winger can be a very broad term as to what people mean by that. Could either guy be the an effective 3rd guy with Perry and Getzlaf and Crosby and Kunitz? Yes, but does that make them a top line winger as that likely also is true of Glencross, Raymond and maybe Colborne as well. In an ideal world I don't contending teams would want them to be the top winger on the team and they are both better as secondary scorers on the 2nd line or as mentioned on a "stacked" top line. Gaudreau obviously could improve on that but at this point I don't think he would be a guy that you would look at to drive the offense on your top line.