Brady Tkachuk or William Nylander

[Filthy Dangles]

Contracts aside, which player would you rather have the next few years.

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[KevSkillz4]

Nylander.

Tkachuk is very good player, but overrated.

Nylander is pretty underrated.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Nylander is a bit older, and thus far has a career high 61 pts, if Tkachuk can match 61 pts by the age of 25 which I think he will, with his physical edge and the intangibles he brings to the game. It's Tkachuk easily. All things equal, give me a power fwd with an edge in his game over a skilled fwd that is not as physical.

 

[5 14 6 1]

Tkachuk easily for me. Nylander is a great player, but I prefer Tkachuk's game come playoff time

 

[FlamesFan18]

Right now Nylander is a level above for sure.

 

[BradyTkachucky]

Tkachuk easily for me. Nylander is a great player, but I prefer Tkachuk's game come playoff time

While I also prefer Tkachuk, Nylander was the best Leaf in the playoffs, he's a hell of player and proven playoff performer.

 

[topshelf15]

Tkachuk ,for Ottawa we already have a young skilled LW developing in Stutzel...We really dont need Nylander as much as we do need Tkachuk

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Nylander is a bit older, and thus far has a career high 61 pts, if Tkachuk can match 61 pts by the age of 25 which I think he will, with his physical edge and the intangibles he brings to the game. It's Tkachuk easily. All things equal, give me a power fwd with an edge in his game over a skilled fwd that is not as physical.

Is Nylander is expected to plateau at 61 points or something

 

[Quares27]

Nylander is a bit older, and thus far has a career high 61 pts, if Tkachuk can match 61 pts by the age of 25 which I think he will, with his physical edge and the intangibles he brings to the game. It's Tkachuk easily. All things equal, give me a power fwd with an edge in his game over a skilled fwd that is not as physical.

obviously disingenuous considering Nylander has gone well above that pace in the last 2 seasons that just happened to be shortened... but you knew that already, just conveniently left it out

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Nylander is the better player but Tkachuk is the more unique one.

They’re close enough that I’d defer to team need. If you’re picking one to drive the offense of a 2nd line, I’d take Nylander. If you’re looking for a winger who can compliment your all star 1st line center I’d take Tkachuk

 

[NyQuil]

I like both guys.

I agree with the sentiment that team need may skew the vote.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

obviously disingenuous considering Nylander has gone well above that pace in the last 2 seasons that just happened to be shortened... but you knew that already, just conveniently left it out

The question is not about pace. It was who do you take going into the next few seasons. Nylander is a skilled player, he will put up points, but he has not done this in a real 82 game season yet. Also the fact that Tkachuk is younger, and has room to grow more at this stage in their careers is not disingenous. Nylander when he wants to be, will probably surpass his 61 pt career high. But this has been a continual question mark thus far in his career. He goes missing in stretches during the season. My point, is if the points are similar if you want to use pace, you brought it up paced for 52 pts in his rookie season over a 82 game schedule. Then how does not one pick the player who brings a power fwd element to the equation?

 

[5 14 6 1]

While I also prefer Tkachuk, Nylander was the best Leaf in the playoffs, he's a hell of player and proven playoff performer.

I guess im thinking of adding each player to the Oilers. Taking nothing away from Nylander, I would just prefer Brady. He'd be a good fit with Drai.

 

[CraigsList]

Contracts aside? Tkachuk. He brings a blend if skill and physicality not very teams can say they have.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Is Nylander is expected to plateau at 61 points or something

Obviously better than 61 points is within reach for him. But until he proves it over a 82 game season playing all NHL teams, he hasn't. For all his talent, I've seen Nylander go into stretches of games where he does not do much during a season. The point really was Tkachuk is younger, he should be able to top 61 points while bring a rare physical and meanness on the ice that not many players have in this game. All things equal, Give me the player with skill, production and power game over a skilled and not a physical one. Since the question is based on the future not who has been more productive thus far in their careers. This is an important point when answering the poll question.

 

[93gilmour93]

Tkachuk has the grit in his game but Nylander is clearly the better player who’s been adding some grit to his game as he rounds out

 

[Pyrophorus]

Tkachuk easily for me. Nylander is a great player, but I prefer Tkachuk's game come playoff time

You don't know.
Nylander just showed his mettle in the playoffs
What if Brady is like his brother?

 

[Pyrophorus]

Obviously better than 61 points is within reach for him. But until he proves it over a 82 game season playing all NHL teams, he hasn't. For all his talent, I've seen Nylander go into stretches of games where he does not do much during a season. The point really was Tkachuk is younger, he should be able to top 61 points while bring a rare physical and meanness on the ice that not many players have in this game. All things equal, Give me the player with skill, production and power game over a skilled and not a physical one. Since the question is based on the future not who has been more productive thus far in their careers. This is an important point when answering the poll question.

Could this not also apply to Brady?

 

[Pyrophorus]

Whatever happened to HF's mantra of unknown equals bad?

 

[sr edler]

You don't know.
Nylander just showed his mettle in the playoffs
What if Brady is like his brother?

Or his father. Keith was also an overrated playoff dud.

Todd Bertuzzi, another "scary physical mean guy", was also a major disappointment in the playoffs.

There's no default correlation between having a physical game and being great in the playoffs. Patrick Kane has never thrown a hit in his life, but was still great in the playoffs. David Krejci, not particularly physical, most always raised his game in the playoffs.

 

[Regal]

Or his father. Keith was also an overrated playoff dud.

Todd Bertuzzi, another "scary physical mean guy", was also a major disappointment in the playoffs.

There's no default correlation between having a physical game and being great in the playoffs. Patrick Kane has never thrown a hit in his life, but was still great in the playoffs. David Krejci, not particularly physical, most always raised his game in the playoffs.

Yea the problem with some of the star power forward types is they can get too caught up in winning the physical battles, often against inferior players on the other team, and forget that they also need to play hockey. They can also hurt a team with bad penalties. Those things certainly seemed to be a problem for elder Tkachuk and Bertuzzi. We’ll see if Brady can keep better focus when he makes it.

 

[Colezuki]

I've said it time and time again I think nylander is nastier then marner and that he drives his line while marner needs a shooter to take space to be successful

I'd take nylander over Tkachuk, but I'd likely reevaluate after tkachuk makes the playoffs

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Depends on what you need. Soft with offense or gritty with offense.

 

[swiftwin]

Nylander is the better player but Tkachuk is the more unique one.

They’re close enough that I’d defer to team need. If you’re picking one to drive the offense of a 2nd line, I’d take Nylander. If you’re looking for a winger who can compliment your all star 1st line center I’d take Tkachuk

As a Sens fan, I think this is a very fair take.

 

[Martin Skoula]

People should try to watch Nylander sometime, he was bullying the Habs off pucks all night. I don't care if he goes around looking for hits, if he and Brady go into a corner, Brady is not coming out with the puck.