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Originally Posted by Love
You're right. He definitely is at the bottom of the three when comparing offensive output, but we also have to account for situational advantage and development curve. He is the only elite skater of the three and has never played with a Hudler/Gaudreau/McDavid/Hall or even Eberle.
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This is a fair point. Horvat has wheels and certainly has some skill, but has never had players alongside him even approaching the quality of even a Hudler, frankly. I agree he's capable of more than he's shown, and the fact is we don't know if either Monahan or Draisatl are capable of driving the play without elite linemates (in Calgary I hope we never find out!)
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Originally Posted by Love
Projecting going forward I just don't see what either of them do that Horvat doesn't besides play with elite offensive facilitators.
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That might be a bit much, but time will tell. Goes to show that only the truly elite overcome their circumstances and produce in spite of them. Look at Iginla. He was a one-man show for more than a decade.