Hockey IQ
Rejoint: mai 2019
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What I don't think has been mentioned yet is line mates...
Geno has gotten stuck with dudes like Ruslan Fedetenko(no offense)...Sid has first dibs on wingers (Guentzel) except when hurt. As much as Geno elevates his game when Sid is out, he is greatly helped by getting better wingers and playing in front of Letang. Geno has rarely had good wingers. Neal and Kessel are the only ones that jump off the page, not counting the limited games with Guentzel this year.
Bergeron gets "the perfection line" with Marchand (a top-5 LW in hockey). BTW at this point he's(Marchand) above guentzel but it's close and not for long. Pastrnak is an elite goal scorer. bergeron gets top line minutes and some of the best wingers in hockey. Rust and Marleau/mccann/zucker/whoever plays LW are nice but they're not even close to marchand/pastrnak level. Geno does incredible with little help. Bergeron does a lot but less than Geno with as much help as one can get.