FUBAR McDangles
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Pretty good evidence that the EA guys have no idea what they're doing.
Suter wasn't even top 5 last year EA pls
I think it's pretty darn likely that Ryan Suter is a top five defender in the game in most peoples' minds. Top 3? Eh I'm not so sure but seeing him in that group isn't something so outlandish.
Parise as a top three LW is a bit more debatable - I think he is a really good player, certainly a top line player and someone to help build a franchise around but I'm not sure he is as big of an offensive threat time in and time out like Taylor Hall or Jamie Benn, for example. Parise has intangibles and effort levels that put those guys to shame but offensively I don't think he is at their level. A bit of an odd choice, I think.
A large part of this, however, is that there really aren't many great LWs in the NHL right now. Especially with a guy like OV being a RW now. Talented offensive players in today's league tend to be centers or RWs. Not too many distinct LWs of quality.