Top 5 players in 2016 NHL Re-Draft

[MarVell]

Tkachuk is so overrated around here.

 

[DFF]

Tkachuk is so overrated around here.

Because he is not Euro?

Care to explain why?

 

[MarVell]

Because he is not Euro?

Care to explain why?

I just don’t think he as good as people make him out to be.
Plus he’s a bit of a d***.

 

[The Podium]

Matthews
Laine
McAvoy
Sergachev
PLD/Keller/Tkachuk

Would be my top 5

 

[barrsdow]

I just don’t think he as good as people make him out to be.
Plus he’s a bit of a d***.

Thats why I personally put him in the top 5. Really annoying, draws the most penalties in the league and has decent points (on pace for 58 pts). All while not being a great skater and playing on a shut down line with Troy Brouwer. No one's saying hes a great offensive threat but he does all of this now as recent 20yearold and, like a marchand, has the ability to become a better scorer.

 

[DFF]

Thats why I personally put him in the top 5. Really annoying, draws the most penalties in the league and has decent points (on pace for 58 pts). All while not being a great skater and playing on a shut down line with Troy Brouwer. No one's saying hes a great offensive threat but he does all of this now as recent 20yearold and, like a marchand, has the ability to become a better scorer.

His offensive skill is underrated. Yeah may not be top 10 in the league, but he'll be a 60-70 pt scorer and hard to play against.

 

[PhilJets]

Matthews
Laine

then the rest of the field , I don't know and really have not followed closely anybody else
Except I know points wise
Sergachev
is doing good, though I believe base on few games he is being sheltered? Still good
Tkachuk is top 4, but he is more built now to play so his ceiling and trajectory might be lower than the others who still have the potential to be better.


Then I don't know the 5th... and beyond

 

[Nocashstyle]

No shot.

The end game for Puljujarvi and PLD is going to make you look silly. These players are 19 years old if you think they are finished developing youre mistaken. Big players take longer its proven time after time.

And Bratt and Debrincant are done developing just because they're small? At this point in time, neither PLD or Puljujärvi have done anything to put themselves above Bratt or Debrincant. All four are interchangable right now based on preference IMO.

 

[bert]

And Bratt and Debrincant are done developing just because they're small? At this point in time, neither PLD or Puljujärvi have done anything to put themselves above Bratt or Debrincant. All four are interchangable right now based on preference IMO.

Higher upside for Puljujarvi and PLD, its not hard to see if you have been following high draft picks that are big players for longer than a few years. Small players consistently reach their peak at an earlier time its proven time and time again bigger body types take longer to mature, coordination etc. The best example that resinates for most people is Sergei Samsonov and Joe Thornton. Both drafted by Boston the same year, both entered the NHL the same year Samsonov won the Calder. When the dust settled I think we all know who the better player is.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Higher upside for Puljujarvi and PLD, its not hard to see if you have been following high draft picks that are big players for longer than a few years. Small players consistently reach their peak at an earlier time its proven time and time again bigger body types take longer to mature, coordination etc. The best example that resinates for most people is Sergei Samsonov and Joe Thornton. Both drafted by Boston the same year, both entered the NHL the same year Samsonov won the Calder. When the dust settled I think we all know who the better player is.

So you had to go all the way back to the late 90s for a good example? I would hardly put any creedance in your logic and it seems you're basically just basing your opinion on draft position. If anything, smaller players would have more difficulty adjusting to the NHL and physicality/maturity of their opponents. It goes both ways.

 

[M2Beezy]

Matthews

Mcavoy
Laine

Keller

Dubois
Tkachuck
Sergachev
Bratt
Pullji

From 4-9 could change by the day for now imo

 

[Blender]

Higher upside for Puljujarvi and PLD, its not hard to see if you have been following high draft picks that are big players for longer than a few years. Small players consistently reach their peak at an earlier time its proven time and time again bigger body types take longer to mature, coordination etc. The best example that resinates for most people is Sergei Samsonov and Joe Thornton. Both drafted by Boston the same year, both entered the NHL the same year Samsonov won the Calder. When the dust settled I think we all know who the better player is.

[citation needed]

I'm not even going to say they won't be better, because they might very well be, but when discussing a redraft at this point in time, the players playing in the NHL at a high level with lots of development still in front of them are clearly the better choice.

 

[DJJones]

Thats why I personally put him in the top 5. Really annoying, draws the most penalties in the league and has decent points (on pace for 58 pts). All while not being a great skater and playing on a shut down line with Troy Brouwer. No one's saying hes a great offensive threat but he does all of this now as recent 20yearold and, like a marchand, has the ability to become a better scorer.

That is the impressive part. If he improves his skating, and maybe learns to play RW so he can get more offensive linemates. His potential is scary.

58 points while being with Backlund playing the minutes they do is obscenely impressive. Hard to say how it stacks up with Keller as they are just complete opposites of eachother.

Matthews
Laine

Tkachuk/McAvoy/Keller

That's mine. Bottom three are toss ups. Sergachev and Dubois could catch that group as well.

 

[NJ DevLolz]

Pretty crazy how Big D*** Bratt is even being considered for this considering where he was picked.

 

[ObscureAlien]

Matthews
Laine/McAvoy
Serg/Keller/Tkachuk

PLD/Bratt/Pulju not far behind

 

[NoelG]

Lol looking back at this how wouldn't Debrincat be ahead of a few of these players.l? specifically Pulju.....

 

[Pi]

Matthews
Laine
McAvoy
Keller
Tkachuk

is how I would go.

Freaking Bruins always end up with a star player despite drafting in the teens or later. Pastrnak and McAvoy are top 3 talents. I guess it's only fair that they missed out on Barzal, Connor etc.

 

[DatSnipeMatthews]

I'd have Charlie McAvoy ahead of Fortnite Laine.

 

[CP4]

tough. I'd say 2 or 3 depending on who slides in at #5

Matthews
Laine
McAvoy
Tkachuk

Keller/Sergachev/PLD/

Vancouver and Edmonton keep up their awful draft records by the looks of it

You remind me of Holymackinaw

 

[Gavy]

If I had to rank them:

1-5
Matthews
Laine
McAvoy
Keller
Tkachuk

6-10
Bratt*
Sergachev
Fox
Puljujarvi
Dubois

3-7 is really a tossup for me, I think it's easiest to think of this group in tiers.

Tier 1
Matthews
Laine

Tier 2
McAvoy
Keller
Tkachuk
Bratt*
Sergachev
Fox

Tier 3
Puljujarvi
Dubois
Brown
Girard
Debrincat
Borgstrom
Thompson
Chychrun

Tier 4
Just
Kunin
Juolevi
Nylander

I'm probably missing a few notables, that's just off the top of my head.

*Homer voted, but he's very easily been our 2nd best forward this year. He's been by far our best defensive / all around winger, while being our 2nd most dangerous offensive player and smartest all around player. He's 2nd in team scoring on a 55 point pace, despite the fact that he's played like half of the year on the 3rd/4th lines. He plays in all situations - roughly 4 mins on special teams every night, split almost evenly, so he's only getting about 12 mins of ES TOI per game. His the best half-wall PP setup man I think we've ever had, and arguably our best PK man as well (though Gibbons has been stellar), his composure and anticipation are off the charts.

Lol imagine putting Laine in the same tier as Matthews

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Lol imagine putting Laine in the same tier as Matthews

How many times has Matthews scored 44 goals?

 

[Incognito]

How many times has Matthews scored 44 goals?

Matthews is a premier goal scorer in the NHL. He was on pace to score 45 goals last year, but he missed 20 games due to injury. That being said, I don't disagree with your rankings or tiers.