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Originally Posted by CGY12
I'll give you O'Reilly, Krejci wasn't mentioned because he isn't a 1st line centre, the others are all hall of famers yet you think they are comparable to Lindholm? Lindholm is a good player but he ain't at that level.
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Krejci was the Bruins #1 center in 2011. And of course, these are all winners, we haven’t even mentioned “contenders” which is a lot looser. Calling Toews, Kopitar, and Backstrom hall of famers as the reason Lindholm isn’t on their level doesn’t mean anything, as if Lindholm continues his trajectory you’ll probably be talking about him as a hall of famer in seven years when he’s the same age as those guys.
Toews and Backstrom are two examples of guys who have benefitted heavily by playing with generational wingers through most of their careers. Kopitar plays a pretty comparable game to Lindholm.
Regardless, if the argument is that Lindholm can’t be #1 on a cup contender and you admit he’s better than O’Rielly and Krejci, that pretty much disproves the original point right there.