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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
Hopefully this series puts a rest to the homers that can't stop proclaiming him a legit #1C every time he occasionally puts up a multi-point game. Fact is, he is not. I think that's more then obvious. So lame seeing a poster say he is, the post get 50+ thanks, only to see him do nothing when it matters most. No line driving, no extra gear. I do give him credit though, at least trying to change his game to suit the playoff style of hockey that needs to succeed. He's been the best player on his line these playoffs. But it's not good enough from your #1C. That line has sucked and he's been guilty of being a part of that.
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I'd liken him to David Backes at this point. And the Blues didn't have much postseason success with Backes as their number one center. Even when they went on a deep run, it was probably the Stastny line that really drove the bus for them.
The Blues moved on from Backes, and found not one, but two top six centres. I don't know if we can do that, but I'm happy with the play of Backlund and Bennett down the middle, so we just need to find one.