You missed the point, the point being Kovelv's peak was not going to last more than a game or two before he went on a hiatus for a bit, while Suzy would be there for every game.
From what I read here is that Montreal wouldn't win another game the rest of the season. lol
Suzuki is in the same ball park as Eichel, it's time we admit it now. Yesterday was a prime example of that. He went tit for tat with the best player in the world, and Id say he came out on top.
I don’t agree with that
No. Update your beliefs. Suzuki is a top 15 C. A solid one at that.
Iginla was seen as a grinder/two-way player before this season.
It’s easy one is PPG career player the other one may have his 1st PPG season.
Suzuki is ranked 17th in points for centers (As defined by nhl.com which is iffy as guys like Guentzel are listed as C and ahead of him) and he brings a 2-way game that many above him don't have like Stutzle who has 1 point more but brings nothing outside of those points. So yeah it's pretty safe to say he's top-15 C.
I do agree that Eichel is clearly better than Suzuki, but I don't see 20 better centers than Suzuki this year. I'm talking about full time centers, not those who switch to wing to load up the top line.
If McDavid rubbed off on him it's too bad we don't see them more often.
Sure but Eichel can take control of the game like not many players can do in the league. Suzuki is a really good player but he’s just not at the same level
He doesn’t need to be firmly 15th or whatever. Just has to be in that average group for centers. Coming into this year he was clearly a bottom tier guy. But this season he’s joined the average number one group: it doesn’t matter if he’s 14th or 17th or 13th or whatever. He’s in that mid tier group.
Suzuki always had a bump in production after the All-Star weekend, but this year he's not doing it with bottom 6 players on his wing.
I also take into account that Suzuki has been on a dog shit team where the 2nd leading scorer had 38 points.
His peak level lasted 5 minutes in a game - at most in some games.
I think a bigger bump happened after we got the long rest. But you are right he comes back stronger after a break.
And he does have every offensive opportunity to produce.
Or if Caufield potted anywhere close to the number you voted.If only he had Zach Hyman on his wing!
You could play Suzuki for 60 minutes a game but he’d still be limited playing with guys like Ylonen/RHP. It’s not a coincidence that he’s doing better with competent linemates this year.
I don’t see 20 better centers than him.
Caufield parents are not rich enoughOr if Caufield potted anywhere close to the number you voted.
Since MSL stressed playing with more consistency at the start of the year, Suzuki really raised up to the challenge.
