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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Hedmen yes super critical. Stamkos tough to say because he didn’t even play in their first cup win outside of a single game.
Kucherov, Point, Vasileksy, Hedmen are the pillars of that team and many other players who were drafted late or acquired through trade.
There is definitely an argument to be made that Stamkos was integral in the culture aspect of the team for sure. On ice it was the 2nd rounder from 2011, and 3rd rounder from 2014 that carried the load
2020- Kucherov 34pts in 25 games Point 33pts in 23 games (14 goals)
2021- Kucherov 32pts in 23 games Point 23pts in 23 games (14 goals)
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No argument, but having Stamkos almost certainly allows those guys to shine more/provides another elite weapon
Stamkos still has averaged over a point per game for the last 4 seasons, just has missed games and had 18 pts in last year players
Imagine Stamkos on the Flames forward lines and Hedman on D. JG and Lindholm may look like Point and Kuch in that scenario.