Sturminator
Love is a duel
I don't have a low regard for Pitre. I think he's an above-average 2-way 2nd line talent who you got for a nice price - not on the same level as Malone or Lalonde, but at least in the ballpark. "2nd line talent" doesn't mean that he can't hold a fork for you on a 1st line, only that he's not a guy who's going to carry a first line anywhere by himself. As a complementary player on a 1st line, however, Pitre is fine.
The problem is that Lindsay and Cook are both high-end 1st liners (Lindsay on the extreme high end), and their presence together could have made up for Lach being a low-end 1st line center. Substituting Pitre for Cook, however, means that Lindsay is really the only high-end 1st line player on the line. Lach is on the lower end of 1st liners at his position and Pitre is a fringe guy as 1st liners go. It adds up to a below median first line. It is not, however, a knock on Didier Pitre; he's just playing a bit above his role. As a second liner, I think he's quite underrated and again, was a nice value where you drafted him.
The problem is that Lindsay and Cook are both high-end 1st liners (Lindsay on the extreme high end), and their presence together could have made up for Lach being a low-end 1st line center. Substituting Pitre for Cook, however, means that Lindsay is really the only high-end 1st line player on the line. Lach is on the lower end of 1st liners at his position and Pitre is a fringe guy as 1st liners go. It adds up to a below median first line. It is not, however, a knock on Didier Pitre; he's just playing a bit above his role. As a second liner, I think he's quite underrated and again, was a nice value where you drafted him.