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Originally Posted by The Cobra
My comment relate to the fact that that a suggestion was made that Calgary would have two #1 lines going forward.
I didn't say they (or some of them)weren't #1 line type players. I was saying that a current line of Johnny, Monny and Kapannen is not currently what people consider a #1 line.
I made no comment on individual players.
This list purports to be the top players in the NHl, while it's really a list of who is playing the best right now, hence my comment.
I'm not sure how that really relates to "a first line".
I don't believe Tkachuk has been one of the top 50 players in the NHL this season. But he would rank on my list of top 50 players in the NHL. I likely would say the same for Lindholm.
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I would say given the numbers that all the forwards in any given list of the top 50 players are top line players.
Now, is Johnny playing like a top line player? No. Is Johnny a top line player? Yes. Same, to a lesser degree for Monahan, Tkachuk, Lindholm. And like a lot of teams, if you add a good player to a pair of top line players, you have a number one line. If Bergeron and Marchand have a bad year, I still think they and Pasternak are a number one line.