Please stop with the stupid arguments and the veiled insults
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With that said, I recognize the value of grit, leadership, and yadda yadda. Danault brings a lot of things to a team, and yes, he's our version of Eller, coincidentally, Eller played around 17 minutes a night in POs and in the regular season. That includes PK time. Do you see where the difference lies ? Danault can play the matchup without having to play 20 minutes a night.
It just means that during the 20 minutes a night he plays, you won't outscore the opponent, thus you wont win, because the goal is to outscore the opponent, not to defend the status quo.
Heck, even first line centers dont play 20 minutes a night usually. Couturier surely does not, so why does Danault need to ?
Also it shows your ignorance when you link Danault with Gainey and Carbo while discredidting Pahlsson, who was 100% a better player than Danault is right now, in his prime years. He's probably the main reason why the Ducks won their cup and why they were so dominant the year before, aside from Nieds and Prong. With that said, its safe to say that Danault will not make the HOF, Carbo and Gainey are in there and while I did not agree with the Carbo nomination, he's still miles ahead of what Danault is and what he will be, and its fine. Would you compare the best offensive players on any given day to Gretzky and Lemieux ? Same thing.