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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
7-8 of the guys on your list, including Draisaitl, who you have as the #3 center overall, are the #2 centers on their team. Guys like Draisaitl, Malkin, Stamkos, Hischier, etc are better suited as #2 line centers on elite teams or in some cases even just average teams because that’s exactly where they play.
So, again, stuff like “better suited to be a 2nd line center on an elite team” is just made up nonsense.
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Some teams are extremely fortunate and have two legit 1st line centers. Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Tampa. Some teams have none like Arizona. Some have a very strong 1-2 punch like Jersey. Not quite sure how it's nonsense. A guy like Chandler you could argue is a top 32 center but he's definitely way better suited for the 2nd line with a guy like Eichel on the top line. Cozens you could argue is a top 32 center but I think their team is way stronger having him on the 2nd line with Thompson on the first. If you have a team with the 30th best center and 60th best center those are legit 1st and 2nd line players by definition but they are likely not strong enough to beat the top teams who likely have a much stronger 1-2 punch. So this is why I think focusing on your definition is meaningless because in the real world you need more to compete.