Speculation: 11 games in who have been our top 5 players?

[StoveTopStauffer]

McD, Yak, Hall, Hendricks, Talbot for me.

 

[thadd]

I think adaptable is a good word for Pouliot. He knows he's the #3 guy on the line, so he just does whatever will help the other 2

Yes. That sounds simple, but he's done it so well that I don't think there are a helluva lot of players out there we could pick up that would be able to do it so well. I was really hoping that Perron would be able to play this kind of role for Edmonton, but his speed and discipline held him back.

 

[Musashi]

McDavid... McDavid... McDavid McDavid McDavid

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

1. McDavid
2. Talbot
3. Hall
4. Yakupov
5. RNH

 

[thadd]

No doubt. Mcdavid, Hall, Yak, Pou, Hendricks and our goaltenders are the only ones I am confident in. Sekera, Klef and Nuge need to be better. Schultz has improved a lot but still too inconsistent for my liking.

If Schultz was playing 15 minutes a game he'd probably have half a dozen votes here.

 

[Aerrol]

Yakupov has more top-5 votes than Taylor Hall. Talk about a turn-around in perception on this board

 

[Raoul Duke]

Yakupov has more top-5 votes than Taylor Hall. Talk about a turn-around in perception on this board

I don't know how anyone could omit either one from this list.
Other than bias, of course.

 

[Aerrol]

I don't know how anyone could omit either one from this list.
Other than bias, of course.

Both have been playing great. But I just enjoy seeing the shift from 'he's never going to turn it around' 'he can't think the game' 'he's never going to fix his play' to him being voted more valuable than our undisputed MVP the past few years.

 

[Joey Moss]

3 votes for Nilsson? Give me a break. He stole us the game in Vancouver and gave us a chance in Dallas. The Washington game he had no help.

McDavid
Yak
Talbot
Nilsson
Hall

 

[Seedling]

McDavid
Yak
Klefa
Talbot
Hall

Not in order except for McDavid. Pouliot is right there too IMO.

 

[Raoul Duke]

Both have been playing great. But I just enjoy seeing the shift from 'he's never going to turn it around' 'he can't think the game' 'he's never going to fix his play' to him being voted more valuable than our undisputed MVP the past few years.

He deserves it.
Personally, I still see Hall as more valuable but Yak has been great.
Top 5 for sure.

 

[Spawn]

I also like the term 'plug and play' for him. He seems perfectly fine wherever we throw him in the lineup. Kind of like Dupuis or Kunitz before they got old and bad.

I disagree honestly. Pouliot seems fine when we play him with elite offensive players and he seems to be able to mesh well with them. But when he's not expected to be anything other than the 3rd best player on a line he's been pretty bad here.

 

[McDynasty]

McDavid
Yakupov
Talbot
Nurse
Col. Klink

 

[McDynasty]

0 votes for Puffcell.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

3 votes for Nilsson? Give me a break. He stole us the game in Vancouver and gave us a chance in Dallas. The Washington game he had no help.

McDavid
Yak
Talbot
Nilsson
Hall

so based on 2 good games...and one of which he got shelled in for 7 goals...he's one of our top 5 players?

 

[McOilers97]

1. McDavid - Been the best player on the ice many nights and looks like one of the best players in the league

2. Hall - slow start in first 3 games, but was still breaking-even despite not putting up points. Looks like the player we saw a few seasons ago and is playing more responsible hockey.

3. Yakupov - being paired with McDavid has been great for him, but he has also clearly clicked with McLellan and is clear on what his role is. A lot of people would put Yakupov ahead of Hall on this list, but Hall has still been more impressive IMO.

4. Talbot - has given us a chance in every game this year, and although he's had a couple nights with low save %, typically the goals given up were due to defensive miscues.

5. RNH - offensive game hasn't been as noticeable as I had hoped thus far, but he's really committed to playing a 3 zone game and at worst looks to be tracking for 50 points.

Honorable Mentions:
Pouliot
Hendricks

If Darnell Nurse had played more games, he'd likely be up there too.

 

[molsonmuscle360]

McDavid



Talbot
RNH
Yak
Hall

Nurse instead of Hall for me, he's had a real impact in his short stint so far. He's the impact player on the back end we need.

 

[DreamTheatre]

I went:

1.McDavid
2.Talbot
3.Hall
4.Yak
5.Pouliot - To me he has made more of an impact overall than RNH

 

[SullivanT]

Purcell
Ference
Gryba
Lander
Fayne

 

[SullivanT]

I went:

1.McDavid
2.Talbot
3.Hall
4.Yak
5.Pouliot - To me he has made more of an impact overall than RNH

RNH is playing defence like minutes very good on both sides of the puck. But points wise pouliot I mean the guy plays with McD

 

[McFlyingV]

Voted McDavid, Hall, RNH, Yak, Talbot because the other guys who have played that well have only played a couple games, and while some D have looked good at times, none of them have been consistent enough to be considered top 5.

 

[McShogun99]

Talbot- Feels good to have a goalie that the team has confidence in.

Mcdavid- No explanation.

Yakupov- Top 10 in league scoring. Compliments Mcdavid.

Hall- Top 10 in league scoring. Has been the teams second best player.

RNH- Great job of sheltering Mcdavid, points will come.

 

[McAsuno]

No real order:

McDavid
Hall
Yakupov
Talbot
RNH

 

[Aerrol]

I disagree honestly. Pouliot seems fine when we play him with elite offensive players and he seems to be able to mesh well with them. But when he's not expected to be anything other than the 3rd best player on a line he's been pretty bad here.

Really? When he was a third liner last year I thought he was fine. Other than that hes been a complementary top 6er the rest of the time for us.

 

[chance]

We need Orange helmets.

McDavid
Yak
Nuge
Talbot
Hendo