I mean, yeah...it's the younger player who has produced at a higher rate than Suzuki has ever managed. I really like Suzuki, he's a good player...but honestly, he's a 1b at best. His ceiling is pretty capped there and i don't think it's reasonable to expect much of anything more than PPG in a good year playing 1C PP1 cherry minutes. Stutzle has the ability to push beyond that, and he's already actually done it.
The lack of a true 1C is really the biggest hole in the Habs rebuild. And that's not a sleight on Suzuki...it's just...the reality, that if you want to build a perennial contender, you need a top Center who can push beyond what Suzuki is capable of.