Leafs Finally Acquire #1 Centre

[James_tanner123]

http://thehockeywriters.com/leafs-ha...er-one-centre/

[blayze]

Kadri doesn't even deserve to sniff Bozak's balls...

Where was this article 3 weeks ago when Kadri was having an abysmal season?

[Pengwin7]

^I agree.
Bozak >> Kadri.

[blayze]

The underlying numbers strongly suggest otherwise.
Bozak's line (which includes their best player by a mile) is consistently having the play dictacted to them, unlike Naz's...

Last I checked, we were comparing Bozak to Kadri, and not their respective lines which introduce a whole host of other variables. The "underlying numbers" (whatever numbers you're talking about)... may have something to do with the fact that Bozak's line faces tougher competition night in and night out than Kadri's line... which by the way has been shuffled all season, so that data is irrelevant anyway.

While we're on the topic of consistency, how bout Kadri's "consistent" string of pointless games during the first 2 months of the season? Now that's consistency!

I won't even start on Kadri's defensive shortcomings... comparing him to a complete player like Bozak who is good in ALL circumstances is really laughable.

[mister_mcgoo]

You can both be right because neither of them are #1 Centers

[James_tanner123]

I've been writing similar articles all year and saying the same thing all year. Bozak is nowhere close to Kadri, Qualitiy of Competition doesn't matter at all, and what else? Yeah Kadri might even be the Leafs best all-round player, let alone their best centre. But hey, you're minds are made up to the point where you won't even look at the numbers, which prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am correct. But, hey, what's objective analysis when you can just invent an opinion?

[JagrBomb]

The underlying numbers strongly suggest otherwise.
Bozak's line (which includes their best player by a mile) is consistently having the play dictacted to them, unlike Naz's...

http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/20...ne-is-terrible

I do find these shameless attempts to pump outside articles a little annoying, without at least writing something in the forums. Not just posting a link.
I refuse to read his stuff from now on.

i also hate it when guys just post links without any context. this is a forum, at least write some shit down to get a discussion going.

[Mr. Guru]

I do find these shameless attempts to pump outside articles a little annoying, without at least writing something in the forums. Not just posting a link.
I refuse to read his stuff from now on.

Yeah, I've stopped a while ago.

I've said this many times but the Leafs are in a pretty unique situation. Bozak isn't a first line center but he can slide into that role and not look out of place. If Kadri is a better center or not is debatable but the fact that we can have a better center, centering the 2nd line is what makes the situation unique.