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Originally Posted by blankall
Lindholm was never a ppg center. He's a 65 point two way center. What's costing him is timing. He had his best chance at a big contract during a year when the cap was flat and no one had the cash to give him the contract he wanted. He's also returning 29. He's not getting that 9 million x 8 year contract, and he never actually deserved it.
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There is an argument to be made along these lines all right. It'd be interesting to watch isolated video of him in his high point years and see if he's actually doing different things or if different things are going on around him.
He did finish a lot of nice passes from Gaudreau or Tkachuk, and he did provide a defensive presence that none of Gaudreau/Monahan/Tkachuk had. And he was probably the fastest skater on the line at any time (JG was quick and elusive but not fast). But he can't carry play and even now his bigger nights are when his linemates do well.