Clayton Keller's Start... (upd: named rookie of the month for Oct)

[SniperHF]

7 game point streak.

 

[TheMule93]

1G 1A tonight

this guy is great

 

[42]

2 points today. 15 points in 13 games. That's a better start than both Matthews and Laine last year.

 

[Plub]

And he was still furious on the bench. Dude just wants to win.

 

[TheMule93]

2 points today. 15 points in 13 games. That's a better start than both Matthews and Laine last year.

And hes got less offensive help on the roster than those two

 

[93LEAFS]

And hes got less offensive help on the roster than those two

Not really, considering Babs spread his lines and gave them limited minutes. Whereas Keller plays under a coach who has chosen to stack his top line with his best 2 wingers and his best center and play them 20 minutes a game. What Keller is doing impressive, but he's getting a bunch of ice-time with his teams other 2 top forwards.

 

[Rebels57]

Keller is a gem. Makes up for the Strome miss.

Imagine Team USA if the NHL goes to the Olympics in 2022...

Matthews
Eichel
Keller

Damn.

 

[Evincar]

Not really, considering Babs spread his lines and gave them limited minutes. Whereas Keller plays under a coach who has chosen to stack his top line with his best 2 wingers and his best center and play them 20 minutes a game. What Keller is doing impressive, but he's getting a bunch of ice-time with his teams other 2 top forwards.

I doubt the extra 70-90 seconds really make a difference. The Leafs still have better players regardless.

 

[Kraken Jokes]

I drafted him in my hockey pool then dropped him for a safer player.

 

[Scorcho]

Not really, considering Babs spread his lines and gave them limited minutes. Whereas Keller plays under a coach who has chosen to stack his top line with his best 2 wingers and his best center and play them 20 minutes a game. What Keller is doing impressive, but he's getting a bunch of ice-time with his teams other 2 top forwards.

seriously? get the f*** out of here.

you really want to even get started on the idea that the arizona top line is on par with the matthews line in terms of talent?

xfd you gotta be kidding me

 

[93LEAFS]

seriously? get the **** out of here.

you really want to even get started on the idea that the arizona top line is on par with the matthews line in terms of talent?

xfd you gotta be kidding me

At this time last year? Matthews was primarily playing with Brown and Hyman. I absolutely think Max Domi and Stepan are better than those two. I'd also say they are better than a rookie Nylander and Hyman. Domi's played at a 50 point pace the prior 2 years. Derek Stepan is a legitimate 1b/2a center who averaged 58 points per 82 games played his entire career. You seriously think the gap between Nylander and either Domi and Stepan is even close to the gap between Hyman and one of Stepan or Domi? You gotta be kidding me. Especially since I was talking about rookie Nylander.

I mean, if you think its that absurd a notion, go make a poll of Nylander and Hyman vs Stepan and Domi. I bet the results will surprise you.

 

[HabsForHire]

Chayka touchdown with the 7th overall

i wanted him to fall to montreal soo bad, why cant we have nice things..?

 

[93LEAFS]

I doubt the extra 70-90 seconds really make a difference. The Leafs still have better players regardless.

When compared as rookies, its 2 and a half minutes per game. I'd say thats a sizable difference. Every 8 games Keller has a full extra game of ice-time. If it was PKing you might have a point, but the major difference is an extra minute and 20 seconds per game of PP time. I'd say that makes a noticeable impact on stats.

 

[Baxterman]

3rd best player of that draft class

Which one of Laine or Matthews you have him ahead of because there is zero chance I would trade Matthew Tkachuk for him one for one.

 

[Scorcho]

Which one of Laine or Matthews you have him ahead of because there is zero chance I would trade Matthew Tkachuk for him one for one.

I would, easily. I'd even consider Laine for Keller..

 

[Strait2thecup]

seriously? get the **** out of here.

you really want to even get started on the idea that the arizona top line is on par with the matthews line in terms of talent?

xfd you gotta be kidding me

was about to reply to that but i think you have it covered. 6 55+ point players on the leafs last year.

 

[Scorcho]

At this time last year? Matthews was primarily playing with Brown and Hyman. I absolutely think Max Domi and Stepan are better than those two. I'd also say they are better than a rookie Nylander and Hyman. Domi's played at a 50 point pace the prior 2 years. Derek Stepan is a legitimate 1b/2a center who averaged 58 points per 82 games played his entire career. You seriously think the gap between Nylander and either Domi and Stepan is even close to the gap between Hyman and one of Stepan or Domi? You gotta be kidding me. Especially since I was talking about rookie Nylander.

I mean, if you think its that absurd a notion, go make a poll of Nylander and Hyman vs Stepan and Domi. I bet the results will surprise you.

Zach Hyman is playing at a 41 point place, pretty close to domi....

 

[93LEAFS]

Zach Hyman is playing at a 41 point place, pretty close to domi....

You must be Hyman's biggest fan if you think he's as good as Max Domi. I'd also say the gap of 16 points projected (although its way too early to do that) is quite significant. Do you honestly think Stepan and Domi are notably worse than Hyman and Nylander were as rookies, because you seem to think my position that Keller has better linemates than Matthews did as a rookie is laughable considering your response was

seriously? get the **** out of here.

you really want to even get started on the idea that the arizona top line is on par with the matthews line in terms of talent?

xfd you gotta be kidding me

 

[42]

Which one of Laine or Matthews you have him ahead of because there is zero chance I would trade Matthew Tkachuk for him one for one.

Keller over Tkachuk easily.

 

[42]

Players who have more points than Clayton Keller this season:

Steven Stamkos
Nikita Kucherov
Jaden Schwartz
Jakub Voracek
Auston Matthews

Players who have scored more goals than Clayton Keller this season:

Nikita Kucherov
John Tavares
Alex Ovechkin

Percent of team's total goals scored by each player:

Alex Ovechkin - 28%
Clayton Keller - 27%
Nikita Kucherov - 25%
John Tavares - 25%

 

[Peasy]

Zach Hyman is playing at a 41 point place, pretty close to domi....

Why are you using this years Hyman and not last years?

 

[SnoopDogg]

Kid is a stud I’ve been saying it since day one, super glad to see him tearing it up

 

[Plub]

Which one of Laine or Matthews you have him ahead of because there is zero chance I would trade Matthew Tkachuk for him one for one.

This is a special post right here.

 

[Menzinger]

Which one of Laine or Matthews you have him ahead of because there is zero chance I would trade Matthew Tkachuk for him one for one.

I have Tkachuk 4th.

And that's not s knock against him, just speaks more to how highly I view the others.

 

[SniperHF]

RE: Domi one of his linemates.

You might look at Domi's points and say he's playing pretty well but he's really not. He's racking up a lot of secondary assists and shooting a cool 2.5%. It's not "luck" either his shot selection is garbage if he even hits the net. There aren't many on the Coyotes board happy with his play right now. Keller is carrying that line.