Peter D. said:I don't care how much flak I get for this, but I've always found him to be overrated. That World Juniors shootout must be one of the most overrated accomplishments in hockey history.
He's a great player but the "best in the world" stuff was ridiculous. I generally wouldn't even have him as a top-5 centre*.
*Re-thinking that he'd fall into the 4/5 slot at best at times.
Adding something to my original post, he's also about to have his PPG drop for a 3rd straight season.
2011/12 and 2012/13: .99 PPG
2013/14: .89 PPG
2014/15: .81 PPG
2015/16: .53 PPG
I'm sure that he's still a phenomenal two-way player, but for $10.5mil he's gotta get back to scoring at around .90 PPG.