Justin Bailey is the most underrated player on HFBoards

[MattMartin]

Tom Wilson is a much more underrated player than Tavares. He is a career changer come playoffs. He can single handily change a whole series by trying to knock out other teams players.

 

[Ainec]

if Tavares goes score-less next game I will change the title to Jamie Benn

 

[HIFE]

I agree. Fantastic player who doesn't get enough love. Isles better be backing up the Brinks truck to get him to stay.

This is about the only real problem here lol. Tavares has never been underrated but there aren't threads discussing him either. Sounds silly but after 8 years JT is already kind of old-school. Fans tend to be enamored by the youngest stars in the league. NBC and CBC don't show many Islander match-ups so sadly that segment doesn't get to see Taveres in action very often.

 

[Tripod]

"What's wrong with Tavares"

10 days later, 12 points in 4 games.

"Tavares most underrated player"

HF in a nutshell.

 

[Ainec]

HF in a nutshell.

I was going to make this thread even if that one never existed. Heck, I would have more reason to do so as 90% of the comments in that 1 was praise

 

[34]

Tavares is the man. Hoping he signs in Toronto.

 

[Beautvillier]

gee I wonder why the Islanders never finish bottom 5 and are always in the playoff race? Maybe give JT enough credit to carry a team that has failed in every way to build around him.

Lee is the only decent player in the last 7 years? Leddy is a decent 2D, what else was there? Tavares is the definition of trapped on an island and it's funny to remember all the posts you guys have made defending Moulson and Parenteau when these two both imploded after their payday

when was the last time you saw moulson or parenteau do that

 

[Horvath Broncos]

He is much like Steven Stamkos in these boards. Used to be Hfboards sweet heart but when he had rougher seasons he got way too much crap.

 

[Master P]

Umm if anything he's a tad OVERrated

 

[ovikovy817]

Contract years, still do wonders for NHL players.

 

[Bleedred]

Are you sure he's the most underrated player on this forum?

Maybe you missed the thread about 2 weeks ago, where people were actually questioning if he was slowing down, because he only had 3 points in his first 6 games, which was apparently his worst start to a season in his career.

 

[Revelation]

Tom Wilson is a much more underrated player than Tavares. He is a career changer come playoffs. He can single handily change a whole series by trying to knock out other teams players.

Anyone who can traumatize the entire Isles fanbase for life with a clean hit to the point where every Isles fan has a daily PTSD flashback about him is pretty damn underrated

 

[Chimpradamus]

It's more like... it's embarrassing that HF can only create threads with ridiculous hyperbole like JT is no longer good, and Marner sucks, and McDavid is bad now. Or, have the analytic capabilities of goldfish and have seriously zero ability to take in a chunk of information over a long enough time period and actually think and assess it.

No, instead, let's just make dumbass knee jerk reactions to literally everything. Let's spend pages talking about the Florida attendance. Lord knows that fanbase hasn't heard that one before. It's brand new information for them and all the die hard hockey fans that come here! What a great topic of useful conversation.

And your Bailey comment is indicative that you don't even watch games. Your a fantasy *****e. Sorting stat tables and pretending to do analysis.

Maybe if somebody actually made a conversation worth talking about, there would be some actual discussion that's worth something. Your thread sucks and so did mulletman's for your own faults. They are short sighted and lame.

Tavares is the same player he's always been. He's a bit streaky and he was never a generational player. He is in the class of very very good right now. If there's anything that's underrated around here, it's the Isles. They have the 10th most points over the last 3 years yet we get treated like we've finished bottom 5 each of the last 3 years. No Isles fan is happy with the results of this rebuild, but I read other GDT's and team's are "embarrassed to lose to us". You don't average over 98 points a season by luck.

To be fair, people read daily how the "professionals" do it and it affects the general population. Garbage sensationalist media creates garbage sensationalist threads, kind of. There are other factors of course, but let's stay there for now.

It takes time for people to change their minds. Heck, alot of people still think of Asia and Africa as it was there in the 70s. The Isles have had a rough decade and are unfortunate enough to play in the Metro division. They haven't made the playoffs in a while and is a low market team.

Tavares is a quality franchise center, I don't see how he is underrated. Meanwhile, the Isles usually makes it tough for Metro competitors to take points from them, but most of the teams aren't exactly easy to beat either.

 

[SI90]

Are you sure he's the most underrated player on this forum?

Maybe you missed the thread about 2 weeks ago, where people were actually questioning if he was slowing down, because he only had 3 points in his first 6 games, which was apparently his worst start to a season in his career.

And then 6 games later he's off to his best start lol. Gotta love HF

 

[Bleedred]

And then 6 games later he's off to his best start lol. Gotta love HF

Yup. Too many people just take small sample sizes too seriously around here. Especially at the beginning of the season, when it’s easier to notice those numbers because it’s low amount of points/save percentage in a total number of games. Whereas when a player has had that identical stretch before, but happening between games 46-51 of the season and not games 1-6, people don’t even notice. And all the sudden it’s “he’s declining! He’s not one of the elite’s of his position!”. And as I’ve said in other threads. An over-achieving player has a PPG or more over a smaller stretch of games to start the season, it’s “He’s rejuvenated!”.

Thankfully, October is about to end.

 

[isles31]

when was the last time you saw moulson or parenteau do that

Not to mention, Isles haven't had a talented 2C like Barzal in JT's entire tenure. Yes, Barzal is a rookie, and his stats don't jump off the page (even though he has 7 pts in last games), but he creates a quality chance just about every other shift. He has a very high hockey IQ (yes, please bring up that ridiculous penalty in his first NHL game when he touched the puck with one foot inside the penalty box), and great vision. He will always have higher assist numbers, but the kid has no problem taking the puck to the net.

 

[Beautvillier]

 

[The Winter Soldier]

I posted before the season began in the top 5 scoring thread, JT would contend and be there if healthy. That prediction is looking good now. If the Isles PP gets going as it did last night, things will look even better.

 

[seafoam]

No he's not.

Backstrom is.

 

[Morbo]

Not even close.

Only at the centre position, guys like Barkov and backstrom are much more underrated.

 

[kmo429]

I agree he is underrated, but Using Josh Bailey to signify this hurts the arguemnt. Youc an go ahead and use Brad Boyes as a better example.

Bailey has only beenon JT's line for 2 games this year, and was PPG this year before that happened. He took a long time, but as I watch every Isles game, I think Bailey helps JT get on the scoresheet as much or almost as much as the reverse.

Tavares should notch his first 40 goal season this year and, if the Isles can get back to being a 100 point team, which they look like so far (won 5 of last 6,) He will be a Hart finalist.

 

[ColdSteel2]

I way underestimated this guy. Excited to see how many goals he puts up and who signs him.

 

[BlueOil]

everyone knows tavares is a top line player on any team in the league

i think you just really wanted to say something non-thread worthy so you threw in a controversial angle

 

[Rehabguy]

Well ESPN just labeled him the Greatest Player in the World (this week...)

http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/21236193/nhl-john-tavares-best-player-world-week

 

[BrockLobster]

everyone knows tavares is a top line player on any team in the league

i think you just really wanted to say something non-thread worthy so you threw in a controversial angle

Except toronto....duh