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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Can someone explain to me when ROR was anointed an elite center or player for that matter? To me he seems more Damond Langkow than true franchise center and that may be a generous comparison.
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He may not be elite but he is a much better player than Langkow, at least offensively.
Over his last 3 seasons he is a 60 pt guy on a team stacked with good offensive players where he had to fight for icetime. That pt. total would put him top 25 in the NHL among C's.
Add him to a club that has Eichel as its main C in a couple years and he will be among the best 2nd line C's in the NHL as he can play PP and PK on top of his regular duties.
That doesn't mean he is worth 7 million per, but it does suggest he should be very well compensated as he is a very good player....and it appears he will be cashing in.