Nick Suzuki has levelled up as a premier centre

[domiwroze]

- 7th in scoring as Centerman
- Incoming top5 votes for Selke
- Amazing Captain / Leader
- Didn't get his nickname Big Dick Nick for nothing
- Insanely clutch and never seems to panic
- Doing all that with the 2nd youngest club in the NHL
- Never takes a day off, 3rd longest ironman streak behind Burns and Suter with 447 games in a row and counting

Idk, i'd say at least top45 in the league

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...will Team Canada take notice??...

 

[HeussLenfoire]

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.

He wasn’t a leader at all, didn’t inspire others, he was a very solitary guy, lazy during training sessions. He just did his job ( greatly ) during the games and that’s it.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

He wasn’t a leader at all, didn’t inspire others, he was a very solitary guy, lazy during training sessions. He just did his job ( greatly ) during the games and that’s it.

...were you in the room??...cuz guys like PK would disagree that Price wasn't one of the Leadership group on the team...

 

[Rob Sense]

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.

I don't know...Suzuki needs work on his forward double somersault, tuck...Stutzle has the repertoire down.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Carey is not a leader at all, however he was the best player in the world in the playoffs when he was rested.

Uh... what???

He wasn’t a leader at all, didn’t inspire others, he was a very solitary guy, lazy during training sessions. He just did his job ( greatly ) during the games and that’s it.

This is just... such a bad post.

 

[Maitz]

Could you imagine VGK top 2 centers with Eichel and Suzuki, jesus

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Suzuki put up 16 in 22 and was a net negative when he was on the ice.

Price dragged that team to the finals.

Price dragged the team to the finals. This is absolutely true.

But Nick Suzuki played really well for a 21 year old. Scored some clutch goals and was their highest point getter. He certainly played well.

Two years ago you could question if he was a number one. But he's leveled up since then. He's a legit number one center and he's played extremely well down the stretch when the team has really needed it. He deserves props for that.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Maybe one day you can live up to your name

I doubt it

 

[Heffyhoof]

Price dragged the team to the finals. This is absolutely true.

But Nick Suzuki played really well for a 21 year old. Scored some clutch goals and was their highest point getter. He certainly played well.

Two years ago you could question if he was a number one. But he's leveled up since then. He's a legit number one center and he's played extremely well down the stretch when the team has really needed it. He deserves props for that.

I've had my gripes about Suzuki this season, but that just shows he's at the next level. Even when a fan watching can be annoyed about a perceived lack of effort over a period of games, he's still producing and the gripe is only that he could produce more.

 

[HansonBro]

Last nights game was a treat to watch overall. I think it was @HockeyVirus who said it was a gamble to play Vanecek. I think after watching the game, its a 50/50 coin flip if Bob would have been any better. Alas we cant go back in time. But great "playoff hockey"

 

[Kennedys]

What the f*** you're talking about ? Suzuki is being carried by Hutson secondary assists.

 

[hangman005]

Thank you Vegas for not wanting to deal Cody Glass

We would have ruined him.

 

[Zalos]

I'd just like to remind people that for years there have been claims made that Suzuki would never be a real 1st line center. Meanwhile, I've routinely said that he would develop into that elite 2-way center (akin to Bergeron, Kopitar, etc.). We're getting there. He is constantly improving year after year, and as the Habs roster gets better, his stats will also take a bump. Expect him to be even better in the next few years.

We haven't had a center this good in Montreal for over 30 years.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

He's scary clutch and has an enormous hog

 

[Stickpucker]

I don’t realize the NHL was some RPG where players level up. Did he unlock a cool new spell or ability?

New passives

 

[Walrus26]

I don’t realize the NHL was some RPG where players level up. Did he unlock a cool new spell or ability?

Actually, yes. His +3 Wang Of Superior Girth is now a +4 Wang Of Ultimate Clutchness.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Suzuki put up 16 in 22 and was a net negative when he was on the ice.

Price dragged that team to the finals.

Easiest series I've ever seen in my life AM34 got clamped by Phil Danault and Nick collected the spoils on your dead loser carcasses bahahahaha

 

[HeussLenfoire]

...were you in the room??...cuz guys like PK would disagree that Price wasn't one of the Leadership group on the team...

Were you ? PK was his friend, and Price played many years after PK left the team. So, no, Price wasn’t a leader, just a great player.

 

[HeussLenfoire]

Uh... what???


This is just... such a bad post.

Thanks for your contribution, greatly appreciated

 

[General Fanager]

Nick Suzuki is on fire. Has steadily improved every year of his career but has exploded this year. Has a chance at 90 points. Excellent defensively on top of the production. On a steal of a contract as well.

Remember when haters called his deal the worst deal in the NHL by far....Oops

Confirmed Signing with Link: - [MTL] Habs sign Nick Suzuki to extension (8 years, $7.875M AAV)

 

[jfhabs]

- 7th in scoring as Centerman
- Incoming top5 votes for Selke
- Amazing Captain / Leader
- Didn't get his nickname Big Dick Nick for nothing
- Insanely clutch and never seems to panic
- Doing all that with the 2nd youngest club in the NHL
- Never takes a day off, 3rd longest ironman streak behind Burns and Suter with 447 games in a row and counting

Idk, i'd say at least top45 in the league

Yeah the durability most be the most underrated attribute for players. Being able to play every game is a huge plus on a players value imo. Very often overlook for PPG.

 

[waffledave]

He's scary clutch and has an enormous hog

Caufield also apparently is hung like a horse. You learn some weird shit when you follow the Montreal hockey paparazzo scene.

No word on Hutson yet.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Caufield also apparently is hung like a horse. You learn some weird shit when you follow the Montreal hockey paparazzo scene.

No word on Hutson yet.

Based on how much time Hutson spends on the ice on his days off, I'm not sure he's taken his jock off since hitting puberty

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Remember when haters called his deal the worst deal in the NHL by far....Oops

Confirmed Signing with Link: - [MTL] Habs sign Nick Suzuki to extension (8 years, $7.875M AAV)

Dom's model is notoriously terrible lol