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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This is a farcical exaggeration. The Penguins managed to win the Stanley Cup last year with Conor Sheary getting the lion's share of time on Crosby's wing in the playoffs. Ferland on the top line is probably not ideal, but so much depends on the balance of the rest of the roster. After his second full NHL season it is probably premature to draw conclusions on exactly what sort of player Ferland is.
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Monahan is a nice player but as has been said in this thread he's no Crosby or Malkin and Conner Sheary scored 23 goals/53 points and happens to be the exact same age as Ferland. I know you love to bring up that Ferland got off to a late start to his career but that doesn't really matter in a sport where peak performance is tied to physical age regardless of if you started paying at 6 years old or 14 years old. Even if he progresses to say 20 goals and 35 points (being realistic not pie in the sky) that's not ideal production for a first line winger. Flames have five years left with Gaudreau on the roster and it would be a shame to waste those years with makeshift line mates.