Drury was never elite that's where I would rank Ryan O'Reilly

A elite two way center Bergeron, kopitar, toews

Jordan staal was definitely elite 3rd line center with Pittsburgh no doubt about it

if you're looking for a underrated 2 way center that we could possibly have for our 3rd line Nielsen
- GERBE!!!75PTS

So was Derek Roy elite?

So was Derek Roy elite?
- rmiethaner

Now THERE'S a stall-worth.

Elite in my mind is all star level. Perenial 25 goal scoring 60 plus points defensive stall-worth and great leader. O'Riley envisions all those things IMO in the future of today's nhl
- bluengold12

Out here in the fields...

So was Derek Roy elite?
- rmiethaner

Such miserable days for us when he said that

Out here in the fields...
- CaptainRivet

Nice.

Such miserable days for us when he said that
- GERBE!!!75PTS

If Stall was elite for Pittsburgh as a third line center, Roy was Hall of Fame for the Sabres.

Out here in the fields...
- CaptainRivet

Life is music.

So after 26 pages, Steve Ott is still not a center ?

If Stall was elite for Pittsburgh as a third line center, Roy was Hall of Fame for the Sabres.
- rmiethaner

I was really never a Roy fan, but he was top 20 in the league in scoring 1 or possibly 2 years.

Life is music.
- stashu

gosh darn right

Life is music.
- stashu

Music, and a hockey message board.

If Stall was elite for Pittsburgh as a third line center, Roy was Hall of Fame for the Sabres.
- rmiethaner

You don't think staal was a elite third line center he was arguably the best at that time

matthews auston

No

Good. Take the overrated Stamkos.

So after 26 pages, Steve Ott is still not a center ?
- SABRES 89

The old way of the Sabres Ott would be brought back here on a 2 year 4 million dollar deal to bring a veteran presence and grit to the team and hope that people buy tickets to see the old fan favorite..

Good. Take the overrated Stamkos.
- Jammerz04

More stamkos hate

The old way of the Sabres Ott would be brought back here on a 2 year 4 million dollar deal to bring a veteran presence and grit to the team and hope that people buy tickets to see the old fan favorite..
- bluengold12

My post wasn't meant to bring him back, it's an inside joke.

Yes Buffalo are perennial Cup contenders and will be the only team that pays him. If you're going to dream .... dream big.
- Matthews_Auston

When exactly was the last time the Laughs were a cup contender? Hell even a playoff contender?

Eichel > Matthews

Ristolainen > Reilly

Reinhart > Marner

ROR >>>>>>>> Kadri

Should I keep going? Because I can ...

More stamkos hate
- GERBE!!!75PTS

It's just the truth. He's not franchise player. He's definitely not a max player.

Good luck in the finals. Rooting for you guys!!

When exactly was the last time the Laughs were a cup contender? Hell even a playoff contender?

Eichel > Matthews

Ristolainen > Reilly

Reinhart > Marner

ROR >>>>>>>> Kadri

Should I keep going? Because I can ...
- Jammerz04

I don't think that they are around anymore, dude.

You don't think staal was a elite third line center he was arguably the best at that time
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Was Roy elite? That is a strong word.

Much like generational.

Edit: they were both great third line centers that contributed to their team's success. Because they had better players playing more important roles above them.

Was Roy elite? That is a strong word.

Much like generational.
- rmiethaner

I have no clue where i would rank him it was also managements fault they basically put all their trust in this group and it just ended up failing miserably

I have no clue where i would rank him it was also managements fault they basically put all their trust in this group and it just ended up failing miserably
- GERBE!!!75PTS

I edited my post.

Both were great for what they were asked to do with superior players above them.

Stall my have been a better shutdown player, but Roy put up a lot more points.

Eichel will be elite, O'Reilly is not
- sbroads24

ROR is already elite. He's the exact same player as Bergeron and Toews. If Toews and Bergeron are elite so is ROR. And don't bring up the Cup thing either because with the cast of players the Hawks and Bruins had ROR would've won the cup as well.

My post wasn't meant to bring him back, it's an inside joke.
- SABRES 89

He's still really, really good at face-offs though.

Was Roy elite? That is a strong word.

Much like generational.

Edit: they were both great third line centers that contributed to their team's success. Because they had better players playing more important roles above them.
- rmiethaner

Jordan Staal was one of the best 3rd line centres in recent memory. Throwing Roy into the conversation is just petty.