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as a two-way player for years – gave him the slightest of edges over his 22-year old counterpart. It’s also worth noting that Konecny’s explosive season has not come courtesy playing the vast majority of his even-strength time with Couturier, a superstar who has consistently elevated the play of teammates for years. Where Konecny’s performance drops off a touch when moved away from Couturier, the opposite is not true.Braden Holtby, is actually in the midst of his worst season – his 90.
The challenge: If you don’t take Kane from the Blackhawks, then who? This isn’t a roster brimming with talent. That said, I think there’s a very good argument for his linemateStrome lacks a bit of the offensive production that you would like to see from an all-star , but he is Kane’s distributor in the offensive zone and gets much better net goal results than his fellow winger. Year to date, the Blackhawks are +1.4 goals per 60 minutes with Strome on the ice at 5-on-5.
The Predators are giving up just 1.8 goals per 60 minutes with him on the ice at 5-on-5. Those numbers are so good that, despite otherwise average offensive performance, Bonino is driving net-goal differentials to an identical degree as teammates and perennial all-star candidates. If you think elite defensive players should be recognized the same way elite offensive players are, well, here’s your opportunity.
. The Jets netminder has been slightly better this season, but Bishop has been great and that would have taken care of the mandatory player from a Stars team that hasn’t produced a ton of all-star candidates this year. (The forwards have been quite average, and their best skater,
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