Let me preface this post by saying I'm a huge Jason Spezza fan. When the media and 'fanbase' in Ottawa is hounding him for his high turnovers or failed passing plays I'm always first to defend him. Because, like it or not Ottawa, he is one of the best playmakers in the game today and you simply do not appreciate him.

That being said... He needs to start scoring consistantly. That's simply the end of it. If your best players are not your best players how can you win? Mike Fisher is finally living up to his contract/potential and that is fantastic! Kovalev may not be scoring as much, but he is just lighting a fire under Fisher and that's incerdible. But Spezza... I mean. Chris Phillips has more goals than he does this year!

He's playing so well. All the little things, he is backchecking like I have never seen him before. He's become an integral part of Cory Clouston's penalty killing, he's feather incredible passes and making something out of nothing. (as marked by his 13 assists... Which is his PRIMARY responsibility.) But that isn't enough!

The best players in history did (and do) MORE than what their primary expectations are. Ovechkin and Crosby both can light it up, but can also pass, backcheck, forcheck, play the boards and even fight when need be.

The point is, playmaking isn't enough. A number one center needs to lead the offense and set-up plays - YES! but he must also be able to, pot a goal or two when asked. And quite simply 2 goals in 24 Games won't do it. He still has time to turn thigns around... And I'm still confident he will. But If #19 can't start producing at about a per two-game pace, he is gonna see a signifigant drop in his production... which is bad news for the organization that has made him their cornerstone centerman.