Big Swinging Nick - A Suzuki appreciation thread

Suzuki is a fantastic player: Great on 200ft, has kind of a mean streak, great captain and virtually undestructible

Glad we have him in Montréal

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All I remember him doing in the game was letting Drake Batherson skate right up the middle into the slot and score.

That’s the issue with having an enforcer who plays defence.
You say this like you don’t have a 4 page long post history about him lmao talk about “rent free”
 
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It’s funny how he and his brother were injured in those orchestrated fights against Canada, which only served to motivate Canada in the final.

That's not how he got injured.



Sasha Orlov said:
You say this like you don’t have a 4 page long post history about him lmao talk about “rent free”

Most of which is actually quite complimentary.

NyQuil said:
I'd take Xhekaj on my team.Big, motivated, plays physical. Just needs a little seasoning and to pick his spots a bit better.Shows promise on the defensive side of the game.In a vacuum right now he's probably worth a very late 2nd rounder? 3rd?
 
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Sucks to be wasting precious prime years without playoff games. Would be a fantastic 2C on a cup contender like a dylan larkin.
He's the 10th center in the league point wise and plays a very good 200 feet game. How is he a 2C? What the hell is a 1C for you? You realize theres 32 teams in the league so by definition there HAS to be 32 #1C... But Suzuki isn't one of them right?
 
He's the 10th center in the league point wise and plays a very good 200 feet game. How is he a 2C? What the hell is a 1C for you? You realize theres 32 teams in the league so by definition there HAS to be 32 #1C... But Suzuki isn't one of them right?

There may be 32 centers who are #1 on the depth chart of their teams, but not all of them are contenders. I’m not sure I can put an exact number on the number of contenders this year, but it’s definitely under 10. That might be what he was getting at. Then again there are also centers who are #2 on their team’s depth chart because of who’s ahead of them, and they’d be #1 on most other teams. Examples I can think of are Leon Draisaitl right now and Evgeni Malkin recently.

Of course, the person you responded to can feel free to correct me.
 
There may be 32 centers who are #1 on the depth chart of their teams, but not all of them are contenders. I’m not sure I can put an exact number on the number of contenders this year, but it’s definitely under 10. That might be what he was getting at. Then again there are also centers who are #2 on their team’s depth chart because of who’s ahead of them, and they’d be #1 on most other teams. Examples I can think of are Leon Draisaitl right now and Evgeni Malkin recently.

Of course, the person you responded to can feel free to correct me.
If there was a draft among all centers in the league, the first 32 drafted would be #1 centers. How is it so hard to grasp?

Why have subjective bullshit criterias like "#1 C but only on a contending team"?

#1C means #1C, not #1CButOnlyOnACoNTeNDeRTeAMoNlyBeCaUsEiSaYSo.

Oh and Nick Suzuki WILL be a #1C when Montreal will contend in 2-3 years. Mark my words.
 
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If there was a draft among all centers in the league, the first 32 drafted would be #1 centers. How is it so hard to grasp?

Why have subjective bullshit criterias like "#1 C but only on a contending team"?

#1C means #1C, not #1CButOnlyOnACoNTeNDeRTeAMoNlyBeCaUsEiSaYSo.

Oh and Nick Suzuki WILL be a #1C when Montreal will contend in 2-3 years. Mark my words.

The person you replied to specifically said “on a contending team.” That’s all I was trying to point out. If the Habs do become a contender in 2-3 years (remember that not all rebuilds actually work) then I agree. He’ll be #1 on the depth chart.
 
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The person you replied to specifically said “on a contending team.” That’s all I was trying to point out. If the Habs do become a contender in 2-3 years (remember that not all rebuilds actually work) then I agree. He’ll be #1 on the depth chart.
Well only time will tell I guess. But how many contending team is there every years? Must be close to 10. So by that definition, Suzuki should be very close to be a #1C on a contending team.
 
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Well only time will tell I guess. But how many contending team is there every years? Must be close to 10. So by that definition, Suzuki should be very close to be a #1C on a contending team.

Can’t say I disagree with you on that. If forced to put a number on it, I’d say Suzuki is 100% top 20, very likely top 15, and “probably” top 10 for centers in the league. I’m a bit wishy-washy that way. :P
 
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