KJoe88
Forever Lost.
He’s simply put, an excellent 1C.
Wings fans are lucky to have him. It’s been great seeing him surpass expectations
Wings fans are lucky to have him. It’s been great seeing him surpass expectations
Ya, not sure how I let that one through. Just cause I'm a stickler for an even 20, I'll throw Ryan O'Reilly in there in his place.
He’s simply put, an excellent 1C.
Wings fans are lucky to have him. It’s been great seeing him surpass expectations
This nails it, He's great. Maybe 10-15 Centres I'd take over him, but he's definitely a #1. Anyone who says otherwise is trolling. He may be one of the most underrated centres based on his teams performance.
yeah i dont see how hes in the turris and kadri tier that would be a bad take.This. He’s not the McDavid’s or the Crosby’s of the league, but he’s a good enough 1C that can lead any team to a cup. Won’t be flashy, but amazingly steady and smart.
Bergeron/Toews type that will outwork many matchups as he did against the TML. Better than the Kadri’s and Turris’
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Hes becoming a great match up center, he might not score like some other high end 1Cs but when they play against him those other top Cs usually wont have a great night. Larkin is pretty relentless.
Matthews has been on a tear and Tavares is an elite center. With 2 top 6 players missing Larkin absolutely dominated them tonight, had a really nice assist and the game winning goal off a really bad turnover that he forced on Tavares with a really nice defensive play. Larkin is going a bit under the radar because his offensive numbers are really good but not eye popping.
To be fair the Leafs completely played like **** last night. They have been looking as if they believe they've already won the cup for about 2 weeks with a lack of effort and expecting their talent to win them games (once again last night they played what, 15 minutes all game and managed to get the game to OT after being down 4-1?).
I wouldn't try and use last night as any justification. There have been many times they have played and Larkin had no impact on slowing those guys down. Team is for sure in a slump right now and honestly if Sparks could make a save the team likely would have won.
Yeah but did they play like **** last night because their top 2 centers got dominated? Every other line on Detroit basically lost their match ups but Larkin was dominant. Larkin went 20-6 in scoring chances for/against and 13-2 in high danger corsi for/against. He made Tavares look silly in OT too. If SParks could make a save they might've won but it would be because theyre lucky to have the depth that they do. I would bet that they havent actually got dominated that bad this season to date.
They havent played many other times this year where Larkin had no impact, they played once this season. I'm not worried about last year or the year before, Larkin has obviously developed since then. Last time the Leafs and Wings played this season Larkin basically came out even with the Toronto centers which is a win for him. They had a lot of points but especially Matthews wasnt noticeable at even strength. He did damage on the PP.
Larkin also came out pretty evenly matched against Tampa and Colorado this week. It isnt like this is a one time game he did this to Toronto, hes been pretty consistent with it. People will notice soon enough
yeah he's way better than those guysyeah i dont see how hes in the turris and kadri tier that would be a bad take.
His skillset alone makes him better then them.
Yeah, he is a few tiers better than Kadri and Turris.yeah i dont see how hes in the turris and kadri tier that would be a bad take.
His skillset alone makes him better then them.
I am trying to say that they looked like **** the past two weeks and specifically the last 3 games have looked disinterested. Not only was half the team not battling for pucks they were lose defensively AND they lacked overall effort. Wings were skating circles around them and at a point were dominating the team.
Then Tavares scored in the third and the team decided they would play and scored 3 goals in the last 15 minutes to tie it up and in that time Detroit had what, 1 or 2 shots?
It's a roster issue is what I am saying. Larkin was good, not trying to say he is a bad player. I am trying to say that the Leafs looked like **** for a while and it continued this game.
They can skill their way into points and it's going to bite them hard. They need a strong wakeup call and a lot of Leaf fans were hoping Detroit blew them out last night once it was 4-1 so maybe they would play with effort.
Instead we'll have to watch them get run over by Boston on the weekend for the message to sink. The team does this like every few months their ego's get a bit too big. It's their biggest flaw and the reason they lost last year in the playoffs. Lack of urgency because they know they can score in bunches quickly so why play a full 60 when 20 get's it done most of the time?
This type of play from Larkin isn't specific to last night, so while the Leafs may have been a few steps behind what is expected of them, Larkin being competitive and "winning" matchups isn't something new. It is more impressive that he is doing this when there isn't a single star on the roster and the defense is both garbage and injured.To be fair the Leafs completely played like **** last night. They have been looking as if they believe they've already won the cup for about 2 weeks with a lack of effort and expecting their talent to win them games (once again last night they played what, 15 minutes all game and managed to get the game to OT after being down 4-1?).
I wouldn't try and use last night as any justification. There have been many times they have played and Larkin had no impact on slowing those guys down. Team is for sure in a slump right now and honestly if Sparks could make a save the team likely would have won.
Not sure if I'd take anyone here over Larkin. Nylander and Draisaitl are the only ones you could make an argument about. Add in their current contracts and it's Larkin easily.For reference, here is his draft year:
1 Ekblad (D) Panthers
2 Reinhart (C) Sabres
3 Draisaitl (C) Oilers
4 Bennet (C) Flames
5 Dal Colle (LW) Islanders
6 Virtanen (RW) Canucks
7 Fleury (D) Hurricanes
8 Nylander (C/RW) Leafs
9 Ehlers (LW) Jets
10 Ritchie (LW) Ducks
11 Fiala (LW) Predators
12 Perlini (LW) Coyotes
13 Vrana (LW/RW) Capitals
14 Honka (D) Stars
15 Larkin (C) Wings
How many of those 14 teams want a do-over?
“It’s a tough task but I do think there is an opportunity there to capitalize on offense,” Larkin said. “These top lines, they don’t want to play defense, they want an easy night and they want how we were feeling in the first with pucks bouncing and you’re flying on rushes. If you play below the puck and you’re above people, like Blash says all the time, and maybe it’s been four years where he’s been beating it on me and I’m just realizing it now — it's the right way. And these players don’t want to play like that, so there is opportunity there playing against these guys where you are going to be in the offensive zone and playing with the puck a lot.”
He’s simply put, an excellent 1C.
Wings fans are lucky to have him. It’s been great seeing him surpass expectations