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STRENGTHS: There are stars, and then there are players like Claude Giroux. Philadelphia's captain is the complete package.

He's a dynamic playmaker with a nose for the net. He can set up a teammate in transition one shift and then bury a wrist shot from the top of the circles his next time out. Giroux has led the Flyers in scoring each of the last three seasons and appears poised to do so once again this year.

But the Hearst, Ontario native isn't strictly an offensive threat. He's a responsible, two-way center who plays the full 200 feet and is often part of Philly's first unit over the boards when the team is shorthanded.

Finally, Giroux isn't at all afraid to add a physical component to his game. Just ask Sidney Crosby.

WEAKNESSES: If there's a knock to be made against Giroux's game it's that, at times, he almost plays the game too hard.

The Flyers expect their captain to be the face of their franchise for the next 10 years, but that won't happen if Giroux is on the shelf. He's usually crafty enough to avoid the major collisions, but when you engage in as much contact as Giroux, the odds aren't exactly in your favor.

Philadelphia wouldn't have its stars any other way though, so don't expect Giroux to start backing down any time soon.