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Originally Posted by gvitaly
Ovechkin played a huge role in Backstrom's success, but a part of Ovi's success was thanks to Backstrom as well.
The same way both Monahan and Gaudreau benefited from playing with one another.
I also think that Towes was an elite defensive center similar to Barkov, but that's my opinion.
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Yes, the secondary player contributes. But AO played with Kuznetsov and he was the #1 center when they won the cup. AO has shown he can play with Backstrom, Kuznetsov or Strome over his career.
Point is, if elite are guys like this, you can get them past the top 5. Crosby, MacKinnon and McDavid no you can't.