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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Pat McAfee was loving him today for coming thru on a Fan Duels bet for him.
For me him and Patrice Bergeron really epitomize what a top NHL Center is in this era. There are others, but these two for me are the standouts, and Crosby is just a cut above.
McDavid and MacKinnon may be the guys who define the next era with a bit more focus driving offence with their speed. But at this point neither of those guys has played a game after the second round of the playoffs.
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Gretzky
Lemieux
Crosby
Sakic
Yzerman
Messier
Esposito/Beliveau - maybe a few others of past era
Bergeron?
The tier below this could be pretty expansive (Forsberg/Fedorov to Francis/Dionne to Trottier to
Thornton to Modano to Mikita to Clarke to Hawerchuk to
Malkin/Kopitar/Toews/Getzlaf/Datsyuk, etc.)...my question is, has Bergeron distinguished himself from this group, as I'd argue Sakic, Yzerman, and *puke* Messier did?
I suppose it's a tough sell considering he's never cracked 80 pts in a season, only been PPG once (79 in 65gp '18-19), and doesn't even have 1000 pts (currently 916 in 1141 gp). Is it crazy that Gretz/Lemieux/Crosby/Sakic are the only 4 guys I'm 100% certain I'd take ahead of Bergeron? Though you wouldn't have to twist my arm very hard to take any of the other guys I mentioned (and probably several others) instead...
Put another way, has Bergeron distinguished himself from the post-Sakic group of C's bolded above?