May 20, 2021; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Montreal Canadiens centre Phillip Danault was the team’s number one centre for a number of years. This was more by default as his only competition for a while was David Desharnais, Lars Eller and wingers Max Domi and Jonathan Drouin.
Recently, the Habs have added a few more intriguing options like Nick Suzuki and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Still, Danault plays a prominent role and was part of a terrific two-way line with Tomas Tatar and Brendan Gallagher for the third consecutive season.