Better top 6, Wild, Predators, or Stars??

[Vakarte]

Wild:

Kaprizov - Hartman - Zuccarello
Boldy - Gaudreau - Jost

Predators:

Forsberg - Granlund - Duchene
Niederreiter - Johansen - Tolvanen

Stars:

Robertson - Hintz - Pavelski
Benn - Seguin - Gurianov​

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[Golden_Jet]

Wild:

Kaprizov - Hartman - Zuccarello
Boldy - Gaudreau - Jost

Predators:

Forsberg - Granlund - Duchene
Niederreiter - Johansen - Tolvanen

Stars:

Robertson - Hintz - Pavelski
Benn - Seguin - Gurianov​

I like the Preda out of those, for depth I like Ottawa’s new top 6

Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson
DeBrincat-Stützle-Giroux.

 

[Vakarte]

I like the Preda out of those, for depth I like Ottawa’s new top 6

Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson
DeBrincat-Stützle-Giroux.

Why you bring Ottawa into a poll about the Wild, Predators, and Stars?

 

[FrankSidebottom]

If Seguin manages to bounce back next season then it’s Stars, otherwise it’s Predators.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Why you bring Ottawa into a poll about the Wild, Predators, and Stars?

I answered the question, and added a preference.
You haven’t picked a team yet, what’s yours.

 

[Kcb12345]

Stars top 6 will most likely be:

Robertson-Hintz-Pavelski
Marchment-Seguin-Gurianov

Even if Seguin doesn't bounce back in a big way, he's still good for 2C numbers. 24-30 goals probably, 50-60 points shouldn't be out of the question if DeBoer's offense is slightly better than Bowness'.

The Preds are a good and possibly safer option in this poll barring any setbacks. 5 legit top 6 players there

 

[Love]

The Wild’s top 6 is awful

 

[Kshahdoo]

The Wild’s top 6 is awful

Because it's not Boldy - Gaudreau - Jost but Greenway - EEk - Foligno.

 

[Foppberg]

I answered the question, and added a preference.
You haven’t picked a team yet, what’s yours.

Nobody cares about the Sens here, it's about the Preds/Stars/Wild.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Wild:

Kaprizov - Hartman - Zuccarello
Boldy - Gaudreau - Jost

Predators:

Forsberg - Granlund - Duchene
Niederreiter - Johansen - Tolvanen

Stars:

Robertson - Hintz - Pavelski
Benn - Seguin - Gurianov​

Where’s your vote, who are you picking.

 

[Peasy]

Golden Jet

Kaprizov is the best player in the group, and Boldy is a young promising player, I'd take that group going forward if I had to.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

This is a great poll, very close. Was going to vote Minny, but is Gaudreau really the 2C? That seems not great.

I went Dallas, but Nashville is very close.

 

[Foppberg]

This is a great poll, very close. Was going to vote Minny, but is Gaudreau really the 2C? That seems not great.

I went Dallas, but Nashville is very close.

I would think Marco Rossi is tried at #2C next season. Him and Boldy looked good.

 

[Rob Brown]

The Wild’s top 6 is awful

Jost is not on the second line, lol.

This is a great poll, very close. Was going to vote Minny, but is Gaudreau really the 2C? That seems not great.

I went Dallas, but Nashville is very close.

Gaudreau was decent last year, but as mentioned by @Kshahdoo, the second line last year was Greenway - JEE - Foligno.

I could see Boldy sliding up on the second line as well.

 

[triggrman]

Tomasino is the 2nd line RW, not Tolvanen for the Preds. IMHO.

 

[JohnLennon]

Good poll! Close candidates. Few changes in my opinion:
-I think EEK is 2C in Minny
-I think Greenway is 2RW over Jost
-I think Tomasino is 2RW over Tolvanen

That said, I'll still take the Dallas top 6. Whether it's Benn or Marchment in the top 6. But it also really depends how Seguin bounces back.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

This is a great poll, very close. Was going to vote Minny, but is Gaudreau really the 2C? That seems not great.

I went Dallas, but Nashville is very close.

It's tolerable when Fiala was the other winger. Now, probably not so much.

 

[centipede2233]

Why you bring Ottawa into a poll about the Wild, Predators, and Stars?

One thing I’ve learned on this site, a lot of people just can not plain read and give an opinion totally unrelated to the topic at hand. Is it right? No, but until humans are replaced with AI, expect off topic posts moving forward lol

 

[Golden_Jet]

Golden Jet

Kaprizov is the best player in the group, and Boldy is a young promising player, I'd take that group going forward if I had to.

That’s nice, however not picking best player, best top 6.
I chose Nashville.
Wild is last in poll atm.

 

[AKL]

Jost is not on the second line, lol.


Gaudreau was decent last year, but as mentioned by @Kshahdoo, the second line last year was Greenway - JEE - Foligno.

I could see Boldy sliding up on the second line as well.

Minnesota doesn't roll their lines traditionally. Ek's line is the shutdown line, it only exists to match up against other teams top threats. It's not really a traditional second line. Greenway sees no PP time, Foligno only gets time because there are no better options. They get ice time because they're chasing the McDavid's and MacKinnon's.

Traditionally speaking, the Boldy line is our "second line". It was more apparent when Fiala was there, but from an offensive perspective, that's the go-to offensive line after Kaprizov.

This coming season, the belief is that either Jost or Rossi will play on that line with Boldy and Gaudreau. That largely depends on Rossi.

So all that is to say, the Wild should be losing this poll pretty handily, even with Kaprizov. Maybe Boldy can make it close this season, but without much support for him, I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Give me:
Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Boldy-Rossi-Gaudreau

1. They have the best player.
2. Least amount of cap.
3. Boldy-Rossi have a metric ton of potential.
4. Gaudreau is arguably the worst player of the groups, but he plays his defensive role well and will enable Boldy and Rossi to go all out offense.

 

[Rob Brown]

Minnesota doesn't roll their lines traditionally. Ek's line is the shutdown line, it only exists to match up against other teams top threats. It's not really a traditional second line. Greenway sees no PP time, Foligno only gets time because there are no better options. They get ice time because they're chasing the McDavid's and MacKinnon's.

Traditionally speaking, the Boldy line is our "second line". It was more apparent when Fiala was there, but from an offensive perspective, that's the go-to offensive line after Kaprizov.

This coming season, the belief is that either Jost or Rossi will play on that line with Boldy and Gaudreau. That largely depends on Rossi.

So all that is to say, the Wild should be losing this poll pretty handily, even with Kaprizov. Maybe Boldy can make it close this season, but without much support for him, I'm not holding my breath.

I think for the purpose of a thread like this, better off listing the top 6 players (with sort of realistic lines built in), because yeah, JEE > Gaudreau, and him playing on the third line 'in name' doesn't mean he's really a third liner, if that makes sense.

 

[ThatGuy22]

I think for the purpose of a thread like this, better off listing the top 6 players (with sort of realistic lines built in), because yeah, JEE > Gaudreau, and him playing on the third line 'in name' doesn't mean he's really a third liner, if that makes sense.

Even last year, with Fiala and Boldyas a combo the Greef line was generally listed as the 2nd lime.

Over the last three years GREEF has been the most effective line in the league that doesnt include patrice Bergeron.

 

[Sweetpotato]

Id imagine EEK is one of the top 6 centers, as well as Rossi by years end.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Tomasino is the 2nd line RW, not Tolvanen for the Preds. IMHO.

Most likely. Although Jeannot is certainly our next best winger however one numbers the lines.