Laine is the best pure scorer in NHL?

[MrThomas]

43 goals in 87 NHL games as a 18-19 years old teenager. Can't really find better pure scorer now.

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[Revelation]

Kucherov quite easily

 

[34]

Not even close.

 

[DearDiary]

Matthews is the best scorer in the league, 40 goals as an 18 year old... ridiculous talent.

Laine will never win a rocket, because a generational talent will be winning them all. Sorry to Jets fans, Laine born at the wrong time

 

[CorgisPer60]

He has five games to get seven goals.

 

[Del Preston]

Isn't he not that good?

 

[Kanye]

You're just lucky Tanner Glass got waived.

 

[hockeykicker]

ovechkin?

 

[A1LeafNation]

This thread is fake news.

 

[Saitama]

Dude, we have a Laine thread already.

 

[Panthaz89]

Its still Ovechkin....then Stamkos even though Stamkos is a bit behind on goals this season because he keeps picking up too many assists.

 

[PhilJets]

Matthews is the best scorer in the league, 40 goals as an 18 year old... ridiculous talent.

Laine will never win a rocket, because a generational talent will be winning them all. Sorry to Jets fans, Laine born at the wrong time

Did Matthews scored 40 goals playing in Europe?

 

[PunkRockLocke]

Offensive stats don't become more impressive just because someone is 18/19 years old. It does increase one's potential, that's all. Does Laine have the ability to one day become the league's best straight-up goal scorer? Sure. Is he now? Absolutely not, no way.

My vote is for Kucherov

 

[bob27]

Matthews is the best scorer in the league, 40 goals as an 18 year old... ridiculous talent.

Laine will never win a rocket, because a generational talent will be winning them all. Sorry to Jets fans, Laine born at the wrong time

Pretty sure Matthews never scored a goal in the NHL as an 18-year old.

 

[Riddum]

Isn't he not that good?

That's what I was told

 

[93LEAFS]

Here are the best scorers per 60 over the last season and this season up until tonight. Of players who played over 800 minutes.

1: Nikita Kucherov (1.86)
2: Auston Matthews (1.75)
3: Anders Lee (1.68)
4: Patrik Laine (1.65)
5: Jeff Skinner (1.63)
6: Evgeni Malkin (1.62)
7: Sidney Crosby(1.62)
8: David Pastrnak (1.60)
9: TJ Oshie (1.57)
10: Brad Marchand (1.56)

 

[Jets]

Matthews is the best scorer in the league, 40 goals as an 18 year old... ridiculous talent.

Laine will never win a rocket, because a generational talent will be winning them all. Sorry to Jets fans, Laine born at the wrong time

19**

Laine was 18.

 

[Minnesnota]

Kucherov and Matthews are in leagues of their own.

 

[TIGERCOOL]

Definitely a monster on the powerplay... Can't believe some teams still give him time and space to get the shot off from the point.

 

[Romang67]

Here are the best scorers per 60 over the last season and this season up until tonight. Of players who played over 800 minutes.

1: Nikita Kucherov (1.86)
2: Auston Matthews (1.75)
3: Anders Lee (1.68)
4: Patrik Laine (1.65)
5: Jeff Skinner (1.63)
6: Evgeni Malkin (1.62)
7: Sidney Crosby(1.62)
8: David Pastrnak (1.60)
9: TJ Oshie (1.57)
10: Brad Marchand (1.56)

I wonder how many people would have called that...

 

[RageQuit77]

Here are the best scorers per 60 over the last season and this season up until tonight. Of players who played over 800 minutes.

1: Nikita Kucherov (1.86)
2: Auston Matthews (1.75)
3: Anders Lee (1.68)
4: Patrik Laine (1.65)
5: Jeff Skinner (1.63)
6: Evgeni Malkin (1.62)
7: Sidney Crosby(1.62)
8: David Pastrnak (1.60)
9: TJ Oshie (1.57)
10: Brad Marchand (1.56)

And here is best goal scorers since the start of the season 2016-17 (tonight's games not included):

#/Name/GP/Goals/G/GP
1. Kucherov 89 54 0.61
2. Matthews 98 50 0.51
3. Crosby 91 49 0.54
4. Marchand 92 47 0.51
5. Tarasenko 97 46 0.47
6. Ovechkin 97 45 0.46
7. Skinner 91 44 0.48
8. Lee 95 42 0.44
9. Laine 86 42 0.49
10. Pastrnak 88 42 0.48

Laine's goal scoring high light reel is however probably on the top.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Here are the best scorers per 60 over the last season and this season up until tonight. Of players who played over 800 minutes.

1: Nikita Kucherov (1.86)
2: Auston Matthews (1.75)
3: Anders Lee (1.68)
4: Patrik Laine (1.65)
5: Jeff Skinner (1.63)
6: Evgeni Malkin (1.62)
7: Sidney Crosby(1.62)
8: David Pastrnak (1.60)
9: TJ Oshie (1.57)
10: Brad Marchand (1.56)

Looks like the answer is no. Next question.

 

[TheMule93]

This forum would be better without all the Canadian fan/team drama

 

[authentic]

It is Kucherov. Then Matthews and Ovechkin.

 

[93LEAFS]

I wonder how many people would have called that...

Yeah, that one surprised the hell out of me. Obviously, G/60 has its flaws, similar to how GPG does, but its a somewhat decent measure of efficiency.