Best player not currently in the NHL

[AfroThunder396]

Wayne Gretzky

 

[stampedingviking]

Prospect wise, Hughes or Kakko.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Tom Wilson

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Igor Shestyorkin

 

[ManofSteel55]

Lebron James

 

[DitchMarner]

It can't be Nail Yakupov, can it?

 

[seafoam]

Maybe Rick Nash?

 

[DitchMarner]

Me

Username: You

Answer: Me

 

[Butch 19]

what's the point?

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Panarin outproduced McDavid in his rookie season, though. And McJesus was better, than Jack Hughes.

Are you kidding? McDavid had a broken collar bone and only played 45 games that season... Still had 48 points in 45 games though.

 

[Atas2000]

Jack Hughes is probably the only guy not in the NHL, I would bet money on scoring over 50 points next year.

It is a weird balance to measure, because there are Euro's who own their respective leagues but their games aren't transferable to NA ice for whatever reasons (too slow/small, play too much perimeter, etc).

Would Hughes walk over to the KHL right now and be the best player in the league? Probably not. But, would the best KHL player outproduce Hughes if both were in the NHL? That's highly debatable.

LOL Jack the 17.y.o. Hughes vs. Gusev. Oh the level of NA bias. This so so hilarious. No doubt Hughes might be the next best superstar going forward, but right now Gusev is easily on Panarin's level. Panarin has scored 77pts in his first year in the NHL. You want to tell me Hughes could do that as a 17.yo.?

 

[Raymoondo]

Jalen Ramsey

 

[JoVel]

It can't be Nail Yakupov, can it?

If you hear someone answering Yakupov to this question, please offer them help.

 

[Atas2000]

Because McDavid broke his collarbone.

your claim is still laughable

 

[RustyCat]

I think Rich Nash is a good answer

 

[hilarnat]

what's the point?

It's a very good question...

Drafted or not? Free agent/Contract-bound or not? Retired or not? Hockey player or not? At the moment or not?

 

[iginlafan77]

It’s Nikita Gusev.

 

[bluedevil58]

William Nylander.

 

[93LEAFS]

your claim is still laughable

Yeah, because when a highly hyped KHLer comes over, he automatically better than the best rookie or non-NHLer. Was Dadanov better than Barzal? Slepeshev couldn't crack Vegas's top 6. Zaitsev the best D in the KHL was outplayed by Werenski. Radulov who was formally considered the best player in the KHL or not in the NHL was outscored by Matthews, Laine, Marner, and Nylander his first year back.

I love your claims of bias, because you are arguably by far the most biased and pro-Russia poster on this board.

 

[Kuz]

Mozyakin is still really good. To bad the NHL never got to see him at his best. Kaprizov is also good, but the best right now is Gusev.

 

[Fire Benning]

Gusev

 

[b0rn2beWild]

It can't be Nail Yakupov, can it?

No.


Gusev for sure.

 

[behemolari]

Jagr

 

[TDotMassive]

William Nylander.

This might be the correct answer...

 

[Love]

Maybe Henrik and Daniel Sedin tbh.