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Re-Examining How We Define Forward Rankings

Related Topics: Definition, Alex Galchenyuk

When someone says the term "first line centre" or "bottom-six winger," do we actually know what that means? We all have our idea of what defines a first, second, third, and fourth line player, but I think most people don’t actually know what sort of production corresponds to what definition.

A month before the season seems like a perfect time to give a refresher to everybody, so when the season rolls around we can know what we’re talking about.

I took a look at point production around the NHL from the past five seasons in order to get a larger recent sample.