Matthews + Marner vs Barzal + Laine

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Which pair would you take moving forward?

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[BB88]

I'd probably go with Barzal- Laine, Barzal feeding Laine should be insane and I believe the gap between Marner and Laine will be bigger than Matthews& Barzal.

Good poll thouhg.

 

[BruinLVGA]

Barzal - Laine and it isn't close. Marner is one tier below all the other guys.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Barzal and Laine aren’t teammates like the other two are, so what’s the rational between this comparison?

 

[BruinLVGA]

Barzal and Laine aren’t teammates like the other two are, so what’s the rational between this comparison?

The rationale is comparing two players vs two players.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Barzal centering Laine. That would be a scary thought for the rest of the NHL.

One of the 1-2(McDavid the other) best young elite playmaking Centers feeding the best young pure goal scoring snipers this league has seen.

This would be Hull and Oates 2.0 all over again.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Barzal and Laine aren’t teammates like the other two are, so what’s the rational between this comparison?

Easier to insult two Leafs players at once.

 

[JoVel]

Easier to insult two Leafs players at once.

Everything's not an attack towards the Leafs...

 

[Sundinisagod]

Everything's not an attack towards the Leafs...

You must be new here...

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

Marner is a tier below the rest and Barzal is the best player here so Barzal+Laine quite easily.

 

[leafsfan1234]

Matthews is way better defensively than the other 3 players, I would go with him and Marner.

 

[Riseonfire]

Every thread is one of two threads. A bash the leafs thread, or a praise the leafs thread.

It is known.

 

[Laineux]

Good poll. Went with Laine + Barzal, but it's not an easy decision.

 

[Raging Bull]

If you are playing them on the same line I'd take Barzal/Laine.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Good poll. Went with Laine + Barzal, but it's not an easy decision.

Bigger gap between Laine and Marner than Barzal and Matthews.

 

[authentic]

Everything's not an attack towards the Leafs...

Only half the things. Jk, I don't have a problem with polls like this. I would stick with what I've got but a Barzal and Laine combo could end up being better (if it actually existed) but it would not be by much.

 

[Plural]

Matthews and Marner for me. Tough call but Matthews is my pick for the best player of the group going forward and that tipped the scales for me. But I can see the rationale behind Laine + Barzal too. In fact, now that I think about it I could see even myself changing my vote.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

This is extremely even tbh
The myth that Marner is somehow way behind other top young players is a weird one

 

[bobholly39]

I have Matthews #1 and am higher than most on Marner but still picked other 2.

I feel as though Barzals rookie season really raised his stock a lot. I think this duo is better.

 

[bobholly39]

This is extremely even tbh
The myth that Marner is somehow way behind other top young players is a weird one

He's not way behind. But he is behind Laine/Matthews. And as of year 1 Barzal seems ahead too.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

He's not way behind. But he is behind Laine/Matthews. And as of year 1 Barzal seems ahead too.

that's fine, but no chance is Marner a tier behind

 

[Antropovsky]

Marner is a tier below the rest and Barzal is the best player here so Barzal+Laine quite easily.

Tier below? Marner has 23 points in his last 16 games or 1.44 points per game over the span....

 

[Yasuo]

Barzal
Laine/Matthews

Marner

Second duo for me

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I think Marner's being really underrated in this thread.

 

[Laineux]

Tier below? Marner has 23 points in his last 16 games or 1.44 points per game over the span....

Patrik Laine has 24 points and 16 goals in his last 14 games, 1.7 ppg and 1.15 gpg.