Backes and Pietrangelo are both on there. Backes is 43, Petro 45. Backes is probably right, I think Petro could be a little higher. After next season, he will be.
The bigger the market a player performs in, the more likely he is to be seen as a Top 50 (or whatever) player. St. Louis is in "flyover country," so players like Backes and Pietrangelo -- who are among the best in hockey at their positions -- will be overlooked in favor of players on big-market and/or high-profile clubs.
Kopitar at #8 is the most laughable thing about that list.
I didn't even get that far. Ovechkin at #4? Seriously? Ovie's really gone downhill the last few years. He's nowhere close to the same player he used to be.
This list seemed to be based a lot on name recognition.
Yeah, more of a 1A/1B type, a fantastic player, but he is best when his line isnt the top scoring threat for our team. Perhaps Im splitting hairs and he is, but he is certainly among the top 30 centers in the NHL.
Written by a blogger from Pittsburgh...surprised he even remembered there was a Western Conference comprised of teams that aren't named Red Wings, Blackhawks, Kings or from Canada.
