TSN: Auston Matthes ranked #23 among 1st overall picks in the modern era

[Damisoph]

christ, nhl.com getting pretty silly with these lists recently.

 

[The Best Leafs Ever]

Too early to tell, there are so many years ahead of him and some other young players. It will look way different after a decade.

 

[LeafFever]

At least this is one list where fans of other teams can not complain about TSN ranking Matthews to high because he plays in Toronto, like when they ranked him #10 on their top 50 players list prior to this past season.

They willc omplain anyways. The haters want a worls where the Leafs never get complimented. Bob Mackenzie suddenly lost all credibility with his Tavres/Leafs tweet 2 days ago.

 

[ITM]

TSN/ITM:
1) Mario Lemieux / Mario Lemieux
2) Sidney Crosby / Sidney Crosby
3) Alex Ovechkin / Alex Ovechkin
4) Guy Lafleur / Guy Lafleur
5) Dennis Potvin / Dennis Potvin
6) Patrick Kane / M.A. Fleury(+6)
7) Connor McDavid / Patrick Kane(-1)
8) Gilbert Perrault / Mike Modano(+1)
9) Mike Modano / Eric Lindros(+2)
10) Dale Hawerchuk / Connor McDavid(-3)
11) Eric Lindros / Gilbert Perrault(-3)
12) Marc-Andre Fleury / Dale Hawerchuk(-2)
13) Vincent Lecavlier / Joe Thornton(+4)
14) Steven Stamkos / Mats Sundin(+4)
15) Ilya Kovalchuk / Vincent Lecavlier(-2)
16) John Tavares / Bobby Smith(+8)
17) Joe Thornton / Pierre Turgeon(+11)
18) Wendel Clark / Steven Stamkos(-4)
19) Mats Sundin / Ilya Kovalchuk(-4)
20) Nathan MacKinnon / John Tavares(-4)

 

[Craig Button]

Whoever made this list is on some serious drugs!

 

[LeafsNation75]

They willc omplain anyways. The haters want a worls where the Leafs never get complimented. Bob Mackenzie suddenly lost all credibility with his Tavres/Leafs tweet 2 days ago.

Yet those same people did not complain when McKenzie thought based on a feeling and nothing more that Matthews and Marner wanting to wait to sign their new contracts will mean they don't want to play in Toronto anymore.

 

[Craig Button]

Here’s the criteria TSN applied:
1. The player’s impact on the team that drafted them.
2. The player’s performance over the totality of his NHL career
3. The player’s achievements relative to those who were drafted No. 2 and 3

For the Leafs, Gary Leeman and Wilf Paiement had more points in a season then Sundin. Mats Sundin goes down as a good Leaf with plenty of fellow company like Olczyk, Vaive,
Bill Derlago, Phil Kessel, John Anderson. He was never as good as Doug Gilmour and perhaps one of the least emotional leaders the Leafs have ever had. Big talented forward that
could get a goal and two assists in games he just mailed in. Clark made impacts that shut off the rest of the world off until everyone came to their senses.

Wasn't Sundin better than Gilmour when they played together?

 

[LeafFever]

Wasn't Sundin better than Gilmour when they played together?

Gilmour was starting to pass his prime a wee bit by the time Mats came. Gilmour in 92-94 was simply incredible.

 

[Craig Button]

Gilmour was starting to pass his prime a wee bit by the time Mats came. Gilmour in 92-94 was simply incredible.

You do know that Sundin came the following year.

It's not like Sundin came 5-10 seasons later.

 

[connormcmuffin]

Mike Madano was a top ten 1st OA? Take a lap TSN

 

[34]

That's a bad list

Thornton is too low, and if Matthews and Hischier are rated low because they're still new, wtf is McDavid doing above some of the players he's above.

McDavid is the overrated player in the modern era nhl. WAY overrated!!!

 

[Boutette]

No impact on his team? If it weren't for Lindros, Quebec wouldn't have moved to Colorado and won two cups!

Yeah! They would have won their cups in Quebec and made everyone really mad by there maybe still being a Quebec Nordiques franchise.