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Nick Suzuki has levelled up as a premier centre

SannywithoutCompy said:
I'll preface this by saying Marner is the better player but it's funny that both him and Suzuki were notoriously clutch in Jr (Marner on that London team was spectacular in the playoffs, Suzuki carried Guelph to a championship), but Marner hasn't been able to translate that to the NHL whereas Suzuki has.

Not sure the reasoning for it, but if Marner could find that magic again the Leafs would probably win a cup.
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What has Suzuki ever done that is clutch in the NHL? Got a 1st overall pick for his team?
 
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Chadstudsky said:
I'm a fan of Slafkovskys and his potential, but Demidov will 'level up' Suzuki and Caufield if he joins that line. Currently too many plays die on Slafkovsky's stick. I could see Suzuki hit 100 and Caufield score 50 if Demidov hits the ground running.
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If Demidov plays wing he will eventually replace Caufield on the first line because you have to keep Slaf to grind. Caufield is the perfect weapon for a 2nd line, and while he is good at forechecking, backcheking and a good stick in the neutral zone, his defensive pressure in the zone very weak.
 
Vukotal Recall said:
Bergevin was overall a stone cold moron, but goddamn he pulled off some amazing trades.
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Bergevins greatest strength was finding good deals for low prices, but his arrogance and hubris prevented him from paying to get Carey Price some goal support. He was too conservative and stubborn. Even though he made some good trades his weaknesses outweighed the strengths and that's why he got canned.

Kent hughes is so much better
 
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Jack Spider said:
If Demidov plays wing he will eventually replace Caufield on the first line because you have to keep Slaf to grind. Caufield is the perfect weapon for a 2nd line, and while he is good at forechecking, backcheking and a good stick in the neutral zone, his defensive pressure in the zone very weak.
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I don't know, we'll see, Demidov and Caufield all have a bit of grit to them. Regardless I hope we try the experiment in training camp
 
Coffee said:
About time these two teams have lethal #1 Centers again

I don’t see either team trading their guy for the other.
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Probably not, just saying the Habs would be an emphatic no, just due to all the intangibles he has over Stutzle, the Sens imo would be foolish to not atleast consider it, even if they eventually pass.

Clutch
Character
Durability
Leadership
2 way game

All sway in Suzuki's favour.

Stutzle's only plus is his offensive upside, but not so much more that everything else can be negated.
 
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Jabba11 said:
The locker room has probably a lot to play with it.
Marner was not surrounded by great leaders. Nick was surrounded by Shea Weber and Carey Price. Hard to beat.
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Carey is not a leader at all, however he was the best player in the world in the playoffs when he was rested.
 
HeussLenfoire said:
Carey is not a leader at all, however he was the best player in the world in the playoffs when he was rested.
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I wouldn't say that Carey Price wasn't a leader. He wasn't a vocal guy when the mic was on but his play talked for itself. For what we had in front of him (nothing for most of his career) he always rallied the team with his play. We always had stoic captains, and while Price wasn't a captain for us, I would definitely not say he wasn't a leader.
 
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