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Originally Posted by FanIn80
One of the unique things about the Flames is that our best player is a LW, not a C. If you look at that list, most of the players aren’t just #1Cs, they’re also their team’s best player.
The point I’m making is that everyone loves to compare Monny to other #1Cs, but really he should be compared to other team’s second-best player, regardless of position.
Most teams:
C: (best player) W: (second best player)
Calgary:
C: (second best player) W: (best player)
Chicago:
C: (second best player) W: (best player)
Pittsburgh:
C: (best player) W: (sometimes)(second best player)
C: (most of the time)(second best player)
Stop comparing Monny to elite, all-world, top-10 superstars just because they play the same position. That’s not his role, that’s Jonny’s role. The Flames aren’t built the same way most teams are. Whether or not we should be built the way we are is a valid conversation, but nobody has two McDavids or two Crosbys or two Kanes or two Gaudreaus. They have a McDavid and Draisaitl, Cosby and Malkin, Kane and Toews or Johnny and Monny.
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Sure, but you could argue that having the best player be a LW is a bit of a handicap because the C position typically has so much more impact at both ends of the ice. It's not like Johnny is typically checking the best player on the other team when the teams go strength versus strength.