Is Artemi Panarin second best player in the NHL ?

[snipes]

This.

He’s first.

Spicy.

 

[McAsuno]

Easy answer: NO.

 

[aufheben]

Spicy.

First [in the Tri-State Area].

 

[Gert B Frobe]

Yes if you are from NY, only watch Ranger games and haven't seen a Western conference game in 5 years.

 

[snipes]

First [in the Tri-State Area].

There you go.

He is a heck of a hockey player though. Easily a top 3 winger (Kuch and Kane being the other two). Oozes creativity and has really diverse offensive skillset.

 

[TanguaySauce]

He brings more to the game than anyone not named Connor McDavid

Just wondering how you measure this?

 

[NickyFotiu]

He is a great fun player. He is very smart. While I do not think he is a top 5 player I could see him having a top hockey IQ.

 

[robes1]

I'd say he's in the top 5 right now.

 

[Ignite111]

Lol

 

[Habs10025]

No.

 

[RealisticLeaf55]

I consider the following better than Panarin:

Kane
McDavid
Drai
Mackinnon
Kucherov
Matthews
Marner
Patrnak
Marchand

 

[x Tame Impala]

Patrick Kane is 3rd in the NHL in points for those that didn't know, like the OP

 

[Mez]

Hes great for sure. I just don't think there is a clear #2. As many have said in here...the group after McDavid is pretty interchangeable season to season.

 

[aufheben]

 

[QJL]

Tier 1 - McDavid
Tier 2 - Draisaitl, Mackinnon, Kucherov, Panarin, Matthews, Hedman, Kane, Pastrnak, Vasilevskiy

I have him 5th in the league right now.

 

[Not My Tempo]

I’ll never forgive Chicago for trading him away and robbing us of years of watching him and Kane globetrotting in the Ozone

 

[Mattb124]

Heck no, the second beat player in the league plays for the Oilers.

 

[McOilers97]

Awesome player. I’d probably slot him in the 5-8 range after the McDavid/Mackinnon/Draisaitl/Kucherov group.

 

[22FUTON9]

Like people are saying, I won’t say top 2 but a real strong case for a top 5 forward. Probably my none favorite avalanche player in the league.

Oh what could have been with Colorado....

 

[The National]

I consider the following better than Panarin:

Kane
McDavid
Drai
Mackinnon
Kucherov
Matthews
Marner
Patrnak
Marchand

We’re talking best players right, complete players not just scorers? Marchand is better than Pastrnak. And possibly a few other on that list.

 

[RealisticLeaf55]

We’re talking best players right, complete players not just scorers? Marchand is better than Pastrnak. And possibly a few other on that list.

Yes. Hence why I added him to the list.

 

[The National]

Yes. Hence why I added him to the list.

Oh oops my mistake thought that was in order.

 

[Zeeker]

Obligatory imagine-if-he-signed-with-NYI-post.

But for real, they’d be TBL-level dominating.

 

[Kshahdoo]

I consider the following better than Panarin:

Kane
McDavid
Drai
Mackinnon
Kucherov
Matthews
Marner
Patrnak
Marchand

You're wrong, though...

 

[rocketdan9]

No

Marchand > Panarin

And there are a few that are better than Marchand

So no