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Originally Posted by Rollin22x
Are they not considered middle 6 players?
I wouldn't consider any of them top line players. Oshie definitely is and wasn't Killorn scratched during the playoffs?
I didn't think powerplay time bumped their status. Compared to their teammates, I'd label them middle 6.
Age was not a factor in the original statement.
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I think middle six implies a player rolling around thrpughout the middle six.
Most teams have four top forwards, so calling the fourth one of the bunch a middle sixer is disingenous when that team is stacked.
Look back to the 2019 Flames:
Gaudreau
Monahan
Lindholm
Tkachuk
were our four guys. or look at the Leafs:
Matthews
Marner
Nylander
Tavare
or look to the Blackhawks:
Kane
Dach
Debrincat
Toews
Calling one of a team's four top forwards a middle sixer would have been equally disingenous. It's technically correct, but that's due to the term being dated to when powerplays had two defensemen. When a player consistently plays in the top six, and the top PP, like Oshie, Killorn do, I think you need to exercise some nuance.