Better Rookie Class? | 2015 vs 2016
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CantLoseWithMatthews
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considering all the complaining we hear about the media forcing Matthews and the Leafs down their throats I don't see what's delusional about that
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Panarin - McDavid - Domi
Ehlers - Eichel - Larkin
Fabbri - Reinhart - Duclair
Lindberg - Bennett - Donskoi
Janmark, Marchessault
Gostishebere - Parayko
Slavin - Pesce
Hanafin - Miller
Hutton
Gibson
Grubauer
Laine - Matthews - Nylander
Tkachuk - Point - Marner
Guentzel - Aho - Rantanen
Brown - Dvorak - Mantha
Konecny, Hartman
Werenski - Provorov
Skjei - Zaitsev
Morrissey - Stecher
Chychrun
Murray
Saros
That was kinda fun actually. Think 2016's depth is slightly better but it's not as much as I thought it would be. But those classes are really amazing, for comparison this is 2013-14 rookie class
Palat - MacKinnon - Johnson
Kreider - Schiefele - Nichushkin
Toffoli - Monahan - Hertl
Jenner - Barkov - Chiasson
Maroon, Bjugstad
Lindholm- Trouba
Krug - Maatta
Rielly - Jones
Gelinas
Jones
Andersen
That 2013-14 team might be better now(dat center depth) because they're much older and in their prime(I tried to order players by their rookie year not right now, which is why Barkov is the 4th C, Maatta ahead of Jones, etc), but I don't think it will take much longer for these past 2 rookie classes to pass them. Their actual rookie years compared to 2016-17 were a stark contrast. 40 points is 4th v. 8th, 30 is 11th v. 18th. 1 60+ points v. 4
edit: Looked at a few others, 2011-12 is a disgusting minefield. It's gross. There are some good players deeper in the class, but wow the top of that class at the time is awful.
Ehlers - Eichel - Larkin
Fabbri - Reinhart - Duclair
Lindberg - Bennett - Donskoi
Janmark, Marchessault
Gostishebere - Parayko
Slavin - Pesce
Hanafin - Miller
Hutton
Gibson
Grubauer
Laine - Matthews - Nylander
Tkachuk - Point - Marner
Guentzel - Aho - Rantanen
Brown - Dvorak - Mantha
Konecny, Hartman
Werenski - Provorov
Skjei - Zaitsev
Morrissey - Stecher
Chychrun
Murray
Saros
That was kinda fun actually. Think 2016's depth is slightly better but it's not as much as I thought it would be. But those classes are really amazing, for comparison this is 2013-14 rookie class
Palat - MacKinnon - Johnson
Kreider - Schiefele - Nichushkin
Toffoli - Monahan - Hertl
Jenner - Barkov - Chiasson
Maroon, Bjugstad
Lindholm- Trouba
Krug - Maatta
Rielly - Jones
Gelinas
Jones
Andersen
That 2013-14 team might be better now(dat center depth) because they're much older and in their prime(I tried to order players by their rookie year not right now, which is why Barkov is the 4th C, Maatta ahead of Jones, etc), but I don't think it will take much longer for these past 2 rookie classes to pass them. Their actual rookie years compared to 2016-17 were a stark contrast. 40 points is 4th v. 8th, 30 is 11th v. 18th. 1 60+ points v. 4
edit: Looked at a few others, 2011-12 is a disgusting minefield. It's gross. There are some good players deeper in the class, but wow the top of that class at the time is awful.
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