How is Panarin a convincing factor on where you play? I would rather play with people I know and am comfortable around than a player I don't know just because he's a good player. If I was Cirelli I would rather play in warm Tampa Bay where I don't have to pay ridiculous taxes and expensive housing, also play on a legitimate cup contender.

No Pelletire is definitely not a center, he probably hasn't played center since rep

Funny enough though, thats what with Vesey. Buffalo acquired his rights from Nashville and then he ended up signing w/ New York. New York 3 years later traded him to Buffalo lol. In total Buffalo paid a pair of 3rd rounders for Vesey

Just joking about infering the Rangers are an inferior team. Maybe now, but in a couple of years watch out!

Your 100% right my bad. Just checked his EP page...

That's pretty dumb. It fails the simple logic test. This is Strome's first year playing consistently in the top 6. If you want to count someone's true value as how they are with 4th liners as linemates like Strome had in Edmonton (Jujhar Khaira was his main linemate) that's fine but be consistent. If Strome is a 35 point 2 way player when he's with 4th liners and that's his "true value", let's apply that logic to some other guys who have had big seasons once they found Elite linemates

If Sam Reinhart is a 45-50 point player with Ryan O'Reilly as his main linemate for a few seasons, Then became a 65-70 point player next to Eichel. What's the difference in point production in moving from being on a line with Ryan O'Reilly to being on a line with Zemgus Girgensons? More than 10 points? If it's more than 10 points then there's really not a good argument for Reinhart to be worth more than Strome....

If Elias Lindholm is a 45-50 point player in the top 6 alongside Jeff Skinner in Carolina playing PP1..... How much of a producer is he with Marcus Kruger? Would you say the difference between Kruger and Skinner as a linemate is probably at least 10 points?

We can go on like this, but the point is that as much as you can try and say that Panarin boosted Strome's performance this year, his bottom 6 linemates equally dragged it down before. And selectively applying the logic is dumb. If you want to see someone who was barely an NHLer and is now being carried by elite linemates offensively, you might have better luck looking at Dylan Strome

Not sure what you mean by consistency from Deangelo's consistency..... he was top 20 among dmen in points/60 last year. All while dragging around Marc Staal as his primary defensive partner. Not sure how much more consistent you can get.

I've never placed an opinion on the value of Lindholm or Reinhart. Nor did I say Strome is a 35point, two way guy because he is certainly better then 35 points and in no terms is he a two way player despite his utilization by DQ. What I'm saying is Ryan Strome will never produce like he did this year ever again. Never. His tract record as a player shows that. From his rookie 50 point season with NYI, his TOI did not go down and the quality of his line mates actually IMPROVED in the following two years where he struggled. He is what he is...