Well they have 6 at least ... Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Marleau, Bozak and Kadri.

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How many times have we told you? "Bad" is a comparative term when comparing him to other defensemen at the NHL level. Is Girardi a better hockey player than I am? Of course. Does that qualify him to make an NHL team? No.

Just because someone is listed as a center, and has played center in their developmental career, does not mean they should play center at the NHL level.

We do NOT want Jake playing 3C for an extended period, because that takes him off of Sid's line where he was absolutely dynamic. Also doesn't solve our PK issue, since Jake doesn't play on the kill and we need another center to take faceoffs there.

Duchene is not a good option. Again, doesn't play PK (at least well), costs to much to acquire and his cap hit is troublesome.

You don't have credibility or permission to use the "How many times have I told you?" argument lmao

Obviously Girardi is a better player than anyone on this site. He's in the NHL. But we don't compare NHLers to regular people. We compare them to other NHLers. Compared to other NHLers, Girardi sucks. I don't care how many times he's been an all-star, the dude doesn't play at a high level anymore. Give me an actual reason why he's a good NHLer today, and I won't ever make the argument he isn't.

no idea why you think this is funny

how many Rangers games have you watched in the past 3 years? if your answer is one or more, you should know that Girardi doesn't have a place in the NHL. but that's not what this thread is about.

Just because Guentzel COULD play center it doesn't mean Pittsburgh WANTS him to because he works so well on Crosbys wing. So from their perspective, they need another center. Why would they willingly lock themselves into a roster decision they don't want?

I know, but if they can't find another centre Guentzel might be their guy.
I've watched a lot of Rangers games in the last 3 years, i'm a Rangers fan ... if you mean any of the games in any way, i've seen a good amount of probably 100-ish Rangers games maybe. Maybe a bit less but pretty close.

nhl.com says they are centres ... wikipedia calls them centres/wingers. They can play centre or wing. Chances are they move a few of them to the wing, but they can all play centre.

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i'm not looking at capfriendly for positions.
Laine was a goalie when he was a kid, that's a long time ago.
Are you saying Girardi is not a defenseman?

Does that qualify him to make an NHL team? Seriously? The guy's played a lot of NHL, don't tell me he should go to the minors.

Are you saying Girardi can play defense?

Well centres can play defense too. And defensemen could be a forward (Burns, Big Buff) but they aren't

So, in the end, they don't really have 6 or 7 centres, they have 12-14 forwards and 4 of them will play C

Marleau is actually a centre though.

Marleau hasn't played C in years, and will not be playing it any time soon with the Leafs.

ok, maybe he's not really a centre ... though i'm pretty sure his 'official' position a centre ... maybe he doesn't really play it though ... but still, back on topic, they still have Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Kadri, and Komarov ... Bozak would be a good option for the Pens if they can get him ... i see Sheahan as more of a 4C than a 3C.

I really don't want to be mean here but this whole 'Girardi is trash' thing is nonsense ...

Big Buff his still a RW. Burns is still a RW. Killorn hasn't played center in years but is still a center. Bishop is still a forward.

If only there were a way to observe a player's performance, quantify it in a readable manner (such as numbers), and then aggregate it in some sort of mass database for all to see.

for what prupose? everything has been said about Girardi that has to be said.