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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I don’t think that’s a fair point - O’Reilly had 6 in 7 games? Monahan just put up 8 in 10, if all we’re doing is looking at points.
I hate this whole “Lindholm as centre!”, back when they tried him at centre Lindholm I believe even said he prefers wing - but that if he’s going to centre, then give him a run at centre and don’t just try it for a small bit.
Lindholm is an RW, and a pretty solid one (although I think he is a bit overrated from a defensive perspective by some). Lindy also isn’t our most complete player, that distinction belongs to Tkachuk. Another thing I would say is that Lindholm is not a better centre than Monahan is.
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Was just responding to the post about O’Reilly being a failure in the playoffs. There was nothing indicating that he had failed at all in the playoffs and as the entire hockey world has seen, he’s a pretty damn good playoff performer.
To me, Lindholm absolutely has all the tools to play center. He can win faceoffs, is responsible with his positioning, is hard on pucks, can make plays up the middle and etc, etc. Even Steinberg and Loubardias have compared his game to that of Patrice Bergeron. Also, his ability to play both wing and center coupled with his proficiency on the penalty kill makes him the most complete forward on the team. Tkachuk doesn’t take faceoffs, play center or kill penalties.
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