Habs Best Forward?

[JoelWarlord]

As the title says. For me it's Gallagher and it isn't even close.

I realize this has probably been done somewhat recently but search is disabled right now so I can't see how long ago.

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[Kriss E]

Jesus...just when I thought I couldn't be more depressed, you bring out this sorry ass list of forwards..

God we suck.

 

[The Great Weal]

I'm pretty sure every other teams best forward is better than ours.

 

[angusyoung]

I'm pretty sure every other teams best forward is better than ours.

I wouldn't say that but the other teams are certainly larger no doubt. Habs are frikkin tiny,my midget teams was bigger FFS,and I mean that literally.

 

[OldCraig71]

Not only is our forward group bad, but our D is also really bad.

 

[The Great Weal]

I wouldn't say that but the other teams are certainly larger no doubt. Habs are frikkin tiny,my midget teams was bigger FFS,and I mean that literally.

Really? Which teams have a worse best forward? Only one that comes to mind is Ottawa but that will change after the draft with their 2 top 5 picks.

 

[angusyoung]

Really? Which teams have a worse best forward? Only one that comes to mind is Ottawa but that will change after the draft with their 2 top 5 picks.

Might change for the Habs this draft also,Timmins may get lucky.

 

[the]

It's between Domi and Tatar but Gallagher is going to win because people like to overrate him.

 

[The Great Weal]

Might change for the Habs this draft also,Timmins may get lucky.

Timmins is lucky. He would have been fired if he worked for another team.

 

[angusyoung]

Timmins is lucky. He would have been fired if he worked for another team.

The whole organization has been a farce for years, nay, decades.It'll still be the same cross you fingers and find a 4 leaf clover method.

 

[ahmedou]

We aren't spoiled...

 

[Hins77]

To me, all of these players are top 6, but no one is totally better than an another one. They have specific quality, gallagher hearts, tatar shoots, danault defensive skills, domi dangle, drouin playmaking would make a really good player. Overall. I think Drouin is the best player in terms of skills. This guys has an elite level for playmaking, when he is playing at his maximum intensity, hes maybe the best

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

I'm pretty sure every other teams best forward is better than ours.

We are one of the rare teams, with no elite forward. But we have "depth" apparently.

 

[Simarino]

Really? Which teams have a worse best forward? Only one that comes to mind is Ottawa but that will change after the draft with their 2 top 5 picks.

Anaheim, i dont think Getzlaf is anything special anymore.. NJ, They have Hughes et Hischier who have the potential to be great but for now they are not. Minnesota, they have Fiala whos having a breakthrough year but i dont consider him better yet then Gallagher Tatar and cie..

The rest of the league, they pretty much all have 2-3 better players then ours and its been like that for the last 20 years

 

[The Great Weal]

We are one of the rare teams, with no elite forward. But we have "depth" apparently.

I think guys like Domi, Tatar and Gally are excellent complementary players, but they can't be your best forward. Also, you can definitely do well with Danault and Drouin in your top 6 if you make up for it in other ways(excellent defense, a couple of elite players playing ahead). We just have no elite guys.

Anaheim, i dont think Getzlaf is anything special anymore.. NJ, They have Hughes et Hischier who have the potential to be great but for now they are not. Minnesota, they have Fiala whos having a breakthrough year but i dont consider him better yet then Gallagher Tatar and cie..

The rest of the league, they pretty much all have 2-3 better players then ours and its been like that for the last 20 years

Disagree about Getzlaf, but they also have Rakell who I don't see how he is worse than Tatar/Gally. New Jersey has Palmieri who is on par with Tatar/Gally imo. And Minny has Staal who is pretty close to those 2.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Our forward group sucks so much the NHL should just give us 1st overall

 

[Simarino]

I think guys like Domi, Tatar and Gally are excellent complementary players, but they can't be your best forward. Also, you can definitely do well with Danault and Drouin in your top 6 if you make up for it in other ways(excellent defense, a couple of elite players playing ahead). We just have no elite guys.

Disagree about Getzlaf, but they also have Rakell who I don't see how he is worse than Tatar/Gally. New Jersey has Palmieri who is on par with Tatar/Gally imo. And Minny has Staal who is pretty close to those 2.

Getzlaf had 48 and 42 pts the last 2 seasons and if you watched him play, hes nowhere near the offensive dynamo he once was.
Im not saying they are worst but not better either.

 

[26Mats]

Our forward group sucks so much the NHL should just give us 1st overall

We're missing that star.

We have a lot of good complememtary offensive players: Gallagher, Tatar, Suzuki, Domi, Drouin, Kovalchuk(?)

We have a great shutdown center: Danault.

We have 3 elite 4th line 2 way players: Armia, Byron, Lehkonen. One of whom can step into a 3rd line role.

Evand is a quality 4c.

That's 11 of the 12 foward spots being good. Problem is, the 1 piece we're missing at forward is the most important and difficult piece to get in all of hockey.

 

[CHwest]

We're missing that star.

We have a lot of good complememtary offensive players: Gallagher, Tatar, Suzuki, Domi, Drouin, Kovalchuk(?)

We have a great shutdown center: Danault.

We have 3 elite 4th line 2 way players: Armia, Byron, Lehkonen. One of whom can step into a 3rd line role.

Evand is a quality 4c.

That's 11 of the 12 foward spots being good. Problem is, the 1 piece we're missing at forward is the most important and difficult piece to get in all of hockey.

So are you saying we are one player away?

 

[habsfan92]

It is Gallagher, but that's is a depressing list.

 

[CanadienShark]

Lots of very good forwards, but not a single one is worthy of being the best on a contender.

 

[MasterD]

Tatar
Domi
Gallagher
Danault

My mom

Drouin

 

[Kriss E]

We're missing that star.

We have a lot of good complememtary offensive players: Gallagher, Tatar, Suzuki, Domi, Drouin, Kovalchuk(?)

We have a great shutdown center: Danault.

We have 3 elite 4th line 2 way players: Armia, Byron, Lehkonen. One of whom can step into a 3rd line role.

Evand is a quality 4c.

That's 11 of the 12 foward spots being good. Problem is, the 1 piece we're missing at forward is the most important and difficult piece to get in all of hockey.

No it's not. You can put MacKinnon on this team, obviously it would help but it remains poorly built.
We need to change the group. Too many similar players, even Gallagher isn't as feisty as he once was.
They need a better mix of guys, adding one talented player isn't going to make this team complete up front.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

We're missing that star.

We have a lot of good complememtary offensive players: Gallagher, Tatar, Suzuki, Domi, Drouin, Kovalchuk(?)

We have a great shutdown center: Danault.

We have 3 elite 4th line 2 way players: Armia, Byron, Lehkonen. One of whom can step into a 3rd line role.

Evand is a quality 4c.

That's 11 of the 12 foward spots being good. Problem is, the 1 piece we're missing at forward is the most important and difficult piece to get in all of hockey.

I would say 1.5 players we're missing. That .5 being Suzuki taking another huge step and getting that other top line forward

 

[ArtPeur]

I voted other:

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