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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Pastrnak was second on his line scoring. Playing with a guy who was 7th in Hart voting, AND arguably the best two-way center since Sergei Fedorov. As good as he is he was the third best player on his line... can he repeat that as the best player on his line? With a less elite center? With a LW who isn't 5th in points / 4th in goals?
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Pastrnak has produced everywhere, regardless of line or league since he's been drafted. He ripped the AHL a new one in his draft+1 and then proceeded to score >.5PPG in his 18 & 19 year old NHL seasons.
The thing about Pastrnak is that he's not a player that is dependent on his linemates to produce. He is an elite stickhandler, an elite shooter, has breakneck speed and like Bennett he also plays that chippy game and has a knack for throwing big hits. He was just as much a catalyst of his lines offense as Gaudreau was in 2015 when he too was also second in line socring to Hudler by a margin greater than 10 points.