Best Players On Canadian Teams?

[KingMatthews]

Inspired from a Leafs Lunch debate I heard earlier today. Choose the best position players (not necessarily in order) from the seven Canadian teams. We'll base this on the current season and recent accomplishments. I've excluded standout rookie players like Gaudreau, Monahan, Stone and Hammond to allow them another season to prove themselves.

Team affiliation: Leafs

None of my picks are ranked, btw.

Top 10 FWDs:

1. Tomas Plekanec
2. Max Pacioretty
3. Phil Kessel
4. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
5. Blake Wheeler
6. Taylor Hall
7. Daniel Sedin
8. Henrik Sedin
9. Kyle Turris
10. Jordan Eberle

HM: Hudler, JvR, Ryan, Yakupov, Little

Top 5 D:

1. Erik Karlsson
2. PK Subban
3. Mark Giordano
4. Dustin Byfuglien
5. Alex Edler

HM: Wideman, Markov, Phaneuf

Top 3 G:

1. Carey Price
2. Craig Anderson
3. Jonathan Bernier

HM: Hiller



I tried to be as unbiased as possible. Is this way off base or am I pretty close to the mark?

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[Ashasx]

Current season/recent success, not indicative of future:

Forwards:
1. Henrik Sedin
2. Daniel Sedin
3. Phil Kessel
4. Taylor Hall
5. Max Pacioretty
6. Jiri Hudler
7. Tomas Plekanec
8. Johnny Gaudreau
9. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
10. Mark Stone

Defence:
1. Mark Giordano
2. Erik Karlsson
3. PK Subban
4. TJ Brodie
5. Dustin Byfuglien

Goalies:
1. Carey Price
2. Karri Ramo
3. Ryan Miller

 

[TheyTuukkaMyCup]

Don't watch much Canadien games but Plekanec at 1???

 

[TheyTuukkaMyCup]

Also Monahan isn't a rookie.

 

[Addison Rae]

Forwards

1. Henrik Sedin
2. Taylor Hall
3. Daniel Sedin
4. Phil Kessel
5. Max Pacioretty
6. Blake Wheeler
7. Andrew Ladd
8. Jiri Hudler
9. Jordan Eberle
10. Bobby Ryan
HM: Vrbata, Gaudreau, Little

d-man

1. Erik Karlsson
2. PK Subban
3. Mark Giordao
4. Dustin Byfuglien
5. Alex Edler
6. TJ Brodie
7. Andrei Markov
8. Christopher Tanev
9. Dan Hamhuis
10. Dion Phaneuf
Hm: Myers, Enstrom, Trouba, Methot

Goalies

1. Price
2. Anderson
3. Bernier
4. Lack/Miller
5. Hiller/Ramo

IMO

 

[MikeModano9]

Don't watch much Canadien games but Plekanec at 1???

He says his list isn't ranked. Albeit by putting numbers up it makes it confusing on my brain as well.


Edit:words

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

Ottawa really lacks high end forwards compared to all the other teams

 

[Lehnsanity]

Ottawa really lacks high end forwards compared to all the other teams

It's hard to get a high end forward when you're stuck picking in the middle of the first round all the time.

 

[member 202355]

FORWARDS
1) Henrik Sedin
2) Daniel Sedin
3) Taylor Hall
4) Phil Kessel
5) Jiri Hudler
6) Max Pacioretty
7) Jordan Eberle
8) Blake Wheeler
9) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
10) Johnny Gaudreau

DEFENSEMEN
1) Erik Karlsson
2) PK Subban
3) Mark Giordano
4) Dustin Byfuglien
5) Alexander Edler

GOALTENDERS
1) Carey Price
2) Craig Anderson
3) Eddie Lack

 

[LoiltyAtItsFinest]

forwards
1.Taylor Hall
2.Henrik Sedin
3.Daniel Sedin
4.Phil Kessel
5.Jiri Hudler
6.Jordan Eberle
7.Max Pacioretty
8.Blake Wheeler
9.Sean Monahan
10.Kyle Turris
Only doing forwards cause d men and goalies are more obvious

 

[KrisLetAngry]

forwards
1.Taylor Hall
2.Henrik Sedin
3.Daniel Sedin
4.Phil Kessel
5.Jiri Hudler
6.Jordan Eberle
7.Max Pacioretty
8.Blake Wheeler
9.Sean Monahan
10.Kyle Turris
Only doing forwards cause d men and goalies are more obvious

10/10 times I take RNH before Eberle.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Forwards

1) Henrik Sedin
2) Hall
3) Daniel Sedin
4) Pacioretty
5) Gaudreau
6) Stone
7) Monahan
8) Hudler
9) Nugent-Hopkins
10) Horvat
11) Eberle
12) Turris
13) Hoffman
14) Kessel

Defensemen

1) Giordano
2) Subban
3) Brodie
4) Karlsson
5) Myers
6) Trouba
7) Edler
8) Tanev
9) Russell
10) Petry
11) Wideman

Goaltenders
1) Price
2) Andersen
2) Ortio
4) Lack
4) Bernier
4) Hammond
4) Ramo
4) Hiller
9) Bachman
10) Brossoit

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

Forwards

1) Henrik Sedin
2) Hall
3) Daniel Sedin
4) Pacioretty
5) Gaudreau
6) Stone
7) Monahan
8) Hudler
9) Nugent-Hopkins
10) Horvat
11) Eberle
12) Turris
13) Hoffman
14) Kessel

Defensemen

1) Giordano
2) Subban
3) Brodie
4) Karlsson
5) Myers
6) Trouba
7) Edler
8) Tanev
9) Russell
10) Petry
11) Wideman

Goaltenders
1) Price
2) Andersen
2) Ortio
4) Lack
4) Bernier
4) Hammond
4) Ramo
4) Hiller
9) Bachman
10) Brossoit

kessel behind hoffman seems weird. I guess thats trying to go off this season and potential?

I wonder where McDavid would fit in

 

[dubey]

kessel behind hoffman seems weird. I guess thats trying to go off this season and potential?

It's a worst to best ranking I think

 

[tony d]

Forwards:

1) Hall
2) H.Sedin
3) D.Sedin
4) Kessel
5) Pacioretty
6) Turris
7) Eberle
8) Monahan
9) Plekanec
10) RNH

Defensemen

1) Karlsson
2) Subban
3) Giordano
4) Edler
5) Phaneuf

Goalies

1) Price
2) Anderson
3) Miller
4) Hiller
5) Bernier

 

[Pyrophorus]

Considering Kessel is #2 in scoring in the past 5 seasons, and not to someone on a Canadian team, I don't see why he goes anywhere but #1

 

[pm88]

Ottawa really lacks high end forwards compared to all the other teams

Yeah it really doesn't bother me that none of Ottawa's forwards make the list in that case

 

[BonMorrison]

Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Blake Wheeler
Taylor Hall - Kyle Turris - Phil Kessel
Max Pacioretty - Tomas Plekanec - Jiri Hudler
Mark Stone - Sean Monahan - Jordan Eberle
x: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Johnny Gaudreau

Mark Giordano - P.K. Subban
Alexander Edler - Erik Karlsson
T.J. Brodie - Dustin Byfuglien
x: Chris Tanev, Dion Phaneuf

Carey Price
Craig Anderson
x: Ryan Miller

Not ranked. Just line combinations that'd be fun perhaps.

 

[Karlsson2Turris*]

Forwards

1) Henrik Sedin
2) Hall
3) Daniel Sedin
4) Pacioretty
5) Gaudreau
6) Stone
7) Monahan
8) Hudler
9) Nugent-Hopkins
10) Horvat
11) Eberle
12) Turris
13) Hoffman
14) Kessel

Defensemen

1) Giordano
2) Subban
3) Brodie
4) Karlsson
5) Myers
6) Trouba
7) Edler
8) Tanev
9) Russell
10) Petry
11) Wideman

Goaltenders
1) Price
2) Andersen
2) Ortio
4) Lack
4) Bernier
4) Hammond
4) Ramo
4) Hiller
9) Bachman
10) Brossoit

Ortio? Horvat? Kessel at 14? Karlsson at 4? Brodie at 3??

 

[1Boliever]

Ortio? Horvat? Kessel at 14? Karlsson at 4? Brodie at 3??

Ortio is going to be a stud, but he's probably too high. Horvat really shouldn't be there, Kessel should be higher, Karlsson is 2 or 3 and Brodie is right behind the obvious top 3.

 

[Proust*]

Mark Stone is Ottawa's best forward. Just in case people are putting Turris and Ryan above him.

Methot should be in the top 10 D.

 

[Voight]

I don't see how Hall is above either Sedin or Kessel.

 

[Cassano]

McDavid should be #1

 

[Ghetto Sangria]

Ottawa really lacks high end forwards compared to all the other teams

Mark stone is definitely a high end forward

 

[McGlassbangers]

Forwards:
1. Taylor Hall
2. Henrik Sedin
3. Daniel Sedin
4. Max Pacioretty
5. Phil Kessel
6. Blake Wheeler
7. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
8. Bryan Little
9. Jiri Hudler
10. Mark Stone

Defensemen:
1. Erik Karlsson
2. P.K. Subban
3. Mark Giordano
4. Dustin Byfuglien
5. Alexander Edler
6. Dan Hamhuis
7. T.J. Brodie
8. Tyler Myers
9. Dion Phaneuf
10. Marc Methot

Goalies:
1. Carey Price
2. Craig Anderson
3. Jonathan Bernier
4. Eddie Läck
5. Karri Rämö
6. Ryan Miller
7. Jonas Hiller
8. Andrew Hammond
9. James Reimer
10. Ben Scrivens