Tkachuk is so overrated around here.
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***.
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.
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.
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]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.
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.
You remind me of Holymackinawtough. 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
Lol imagine putting Laine in the same tier as MatthewsIf 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.
How many times has Matthews scored 44 goals?Lol imagine putting Laine in the same tier as Matthews
How many times has Matthews scored 44 goals?