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Originally Posted by Rhett44
I see Coronato being at best a good 2nd line guy. I really don't see enough elite talent there needed to be a 1st liner. Sure, you can play him on 1st line, but on a contender I don't see him ever being a 1st liner.
Zary I don't want to set a limit because I do see some game changing skills at times. I think best case for him would be low end 1st line center.
Either way, that user has some good points. We don't have 1st line prospects at forward, and this is the beginning of the rebuild. It's great we have Wolf who is playing unreal, although goalies are unpredictable and even that isn't a certainty based off of one year.
We still need a lot of assets. I would love to collect a few Wolf and Parekh type assets at forward over the next couple years.
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I think if you feel Coronato's pace this year is an aberration then sure he's middle roster.
He's currently on a 21 goal pace over 82 games.
If that's a step towards a 25-30 goal guy that can play on a shut down line and not get lost defensively ... then yes he's a top line forward.
If it's a blip and he's really a 15-20 goal guy then he's a 2nd line forward.
He's not a third line guy by any metric.