spezza legit #1
Alfredson if he can defy age again is legit #1
Michalek is a good top 6 but i wouldnt say top end talent
kovalev is washed up IMO
Fisher is an elite 3rd liner IMO. He can play 2nd but i dont know if he is. I mean great pk, great shutdown, heard he is a great leader (basically how the pens have used staal).... but I dunno top 6 he just doesnt have the offensive side to help run the 2nd powerplay unit. But hes an asset to the team no doubt.
Without having an elite goaltender, or elite defence (while they could surprise).... i just dont think the offensive core is strong enough to pull them to great heights
IM not saying Ottawa's offense is crap because its not, i just dont think they have 6 legit top 6 forwards, which can be viewed as thin when compared to the detroit, chicago, washingtons..
- nightmare3020
OK, so there's Spezza, Alfie and Michalek. Then Kovalev and Fisher are potentially 50 point guys, Foligno and Regin both have 20 goal potential, and the RKN line is fairly productive. That's 10 forwards who to a varied extent can provide offence, and Z. Smith had a hattrick last night and then there's Butler in the AHL who can step into a scoring role in a pinch. With Gonchar, Karlsson, Kuba and Campoli on the blue-line the offensive numbers of many of the players should rise because the puck-movement will be better and the point-men are bigger scoring threats.
Yeah, it's maybe thin compared to Washington but the 2009-2010 Caps were the best offensive team
ever post-lock-out. Thin in comparison to that and thin in an objective sense are totally different.