How the hell is Matthews number 10 but Eichel is at 21? And people are saying there's no Toronto bias. Matthews gon be good but no way he's better than for example Backstrom and Tavares right now.
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McDavid ahead of Crosby is dead wrong, especially after the playoffs. McDavid is miles behind Sid defensively.
The media is in love with Karlsson because he does flashy things (Subban too).
In no world is Pastrnak ahead of Kopitar.
Doughty is twice the player Burns is.
The media is in love with Karlsson because he does flashy things (Subban too).
In no world is Pastrnak ahead of Kopitar.
Doughty is twice the player Burns is.
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Lol at McDavid over Crosby because of 1 season. Why was Kane not ranked 1st going into last season like McDavid is ranked 1st now? There was a bigger divide between Kane and Crosby in 2015-2016 than McDavid and Crosby in 2016-2017.
Lol at Matthews over Backstrom, despite Backstrom being miles better than Matthews in Matthews' only season
Lol at Burns over Doughty
Lol at Marner on this list while Kessel isn't
I also think Price is too high if you're ranking Holtby at 19, Bobrovsky at 28 and Murray at 41.
Lol at Matthews over Backstrom, despite Backstrom being miles better than Matthews in Matthews' only season
Lol at Burns over Doughty
Lol at Marner on this list while Kessel isn't
I also think Price is too high if you're ranking Holtby at 19, Bobrovsky at 28 and Murray at 41.
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No surprise at all that tsn has Matthews way too high. He should be below at least 5-6 centres behind him.
As a biased Ducks fan Getzlaf at 24 seems too low. Especially given a few guys ahead of him (Seguin, Matthews, Ovi, Marchand, Backstrom to name a few).
Some non biased comments - Kopitar is way too low. One down year shouldn't drop him that much. Malkin is also too low, as are Hedman and Eichel. Ovi is way too high.
As a biased Ducks fan Getzlaf at 24 seems too low. Especially given a few guys ahead of him (Seguin, Matthews, Ovi, Marchand, Backstrom to name a few).
Some non biased comments - Kopitar is way too low. One down year shouldn't drop him that much. Malkin is also too low, as are Hedman and Eichel. Ovi is way too high.
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I just don't know why there's such separation between Matthews, Laine, and Eichel. Those three, IMO, are pretty much on the same tier, and should probably be ranked within 3 to 5 spot of each other.
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People need to, when taking issue with the list, keep in mind that TSN themselves, in the very article linked, refer to this as a projection, as decided by a panel of 22 TSN experts.
That's not to say I don't take issue with parts of the list myself, but just worth keeping in mind.
That's not to say I don't take issue with parts of the list myself, but just worth keeping in mind.
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They're fairly close but Matthews is the clearcut leader among them. All the players in that range are really close though so it's tough
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I think the poster meant he had a better year in 16/17 than Tavares.....and just so happened to be a rookie while doing it.
Actually every single player on the list was ranked based on a projection by TSN of what they're season will be. That doesn't mean it has no problems, but everyone was judged on potential as well as performance.
It's a good try though.
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Muston Atthews
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You guys will see about Matthews. He improved his first stride and acceleration and seems to be playing comfortably in his body. Embrace Papi.
Nylander was robbed. He's going to take the league by storm. If you're playing fantasy hockey ld pick him up sooner than later. These two are going to have a monster year
Nylander was robbed. He's going to take the league by storm. If you're playing fantasy hockey ld pick him up sooner than later. These two are going to have a monster year
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Well, is he better than Backstrom atm? Is he that much better than Eichel? Please take off your Leafs-coloured glasses.
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Last year? No. He might be better going into this year and I probably wouldn't bet against him. He's better than Eichel but it's hard to say how much
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The rankings don't have them close, though. Matthews is basically in the "top tier" in those rankings (top ten), while Laine and Eichel aren't even in "tier two" (11-20).
IMO, they should have all been in the same tier. If TSN thinks Matthews is good enough to be 10th, then Laine and Eichel should have been ranked somewhere in the 11-16 range. There's just not enough separation, IMO, between them that Matthews is considered better than all those guys in the 11-20 range, yet TSN doesn't think Eichel or Laine are.
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Just reading the thread title, I knew Matthews would be ranked high and I also knew the most common complaint in the replies would be about Matthews. Oh well, haters gon hate.
40 goal rookie season, little pre-season hatty last night too.
40 goal rookie season, little pre-season hatty last night too.
