Episode 205: Getting Down To The Nitty Gritty

Andrew Berkshire joins the show to discuss the best centers in the game, helping to eventually whittle down the list to the Top 10 players at the position. Things discussed include: 3:20 Weighting abilities in each of the 3 zones 7:09 Building your team around a Top Center vs. a Top Defenseman 11:18 Jack Eichel, Nathan MacKinnon, and others who fell just short 21:16 Can Mark Scheifele keep scoring all of the goals? 24:36 The one dimension Tyler Seguin is good at 29:08 Battle of The Playmakers: Ryan Getzlaf vs. Nicklas Backstrom 36:34 Steven Stamkos and Anze Kopitar returning to form 43:37 John Tavares' improved defensive play 49:20 Sasha Barkov's heavy lifting 53:17 Auston Matthews' ability to get open and generate chances 59:31 The differences between Crosby and McDavid Sponsoring today’s show is SeatGeek, which is making it easier than ever before to buy and sell sports and concert tickets. They’re giving our listeners a $20 rebate off of their first purchase. All you have to do is download the free SeatGeek app and enter the promo code PDO to get started. Every episode of the podcast is available on iTunes, Soundcloud, Google Play, and Stitcher. Make sure to subscribe to the show so that you don’t miss out on any new episodes as they’re released. All ratings and reviews are also greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening!