Leafs Roster analysis - Forwards - Clarke MacArthur

[member 147413]

I will be going through our roster and injured players and we will determine the players role... i.e Kessel (Elite winger) vs (1A winger) vs (1B winger) vs (2A winger)

This is not determining their role for the team, but what they're capable of on a playoff team. I'll only be putting what in my mind are "realistic" options.

Term definitions:

Elite: Top 5 in their position
1A: 1st line/1st pairing/#1 Goalie
1B: Able to fill in 1st line/1st pairing/Average Starter
2A: 2nd line/2nd pairing/Back-up
2B: Able to fill in 2nd line/2nd pairing/Too good for AHL Starter but not proven
3A: 3rd line/3rd pairing
3B Able to fill in 3rd line/3rd pairing
4A 4th line
4B: Able to fill in 4th line
Scratch: 13th player/7th dman
AHL player: Self explanatory

I'll be starting from the net out.

Goaltending

James Reimer: Majority Poll Rating: 1B Average Poll Rating: 1B
Ben Scrivens: Majority Poll Rating: 2A Average Poll Rating: 2A

Defense

Cody Franson: Majority Poll Rating: 2B Average Poll Rating: 2B
Mark Fraser: Majority Poll Rating: 3A Average Poll Rating: 3A
Jake Gardiner: Majority Poll Rating: 1B Average Poll Rating: 2A
Carl Gunnarsson: Majority Poll Rating: 2B Average Poll Rating: 2B
Korbinian Holzer: Majority Poll Rating: 3A Average Poll Rating: 3A
Mike Komisarek: Majority Poll Rating: 3B/Scratch Average Poll Rating: 3B
Michael Kostka: Majority Poll Rating: 3B Average Poll Rating: 3B
John-Michael Liles: Majority Poll Rating: 2B Average Poll Rating: 2B
Dion Phaneuf: Majority Poll Rating: 1A Average Poll Rating: 1A

Forwards

Tyler Bozak: Majority Poll Rating: 3A Average Poll Rating: 2B
Matt Frattin: Majority Poll Rating: 2B Average Poll Rating: 2B
Mikhail Grabovski: Majority Poll Rating: 2A Average Poll Rating: 2B
Nazem Kadri: Majority Poll Rating: 1B Average Poll Rating: 1B
Phil Kessel: Majority Poll Rating: Elite Average Poll Rating: 1A
Leo Komarov: Majority Poll Rating: 3B Average Poll Rating 3B
Nikolai Kulemin: Majority Poll Rating: 3A Average Poll Rating 3A
Joffrey Lupul: Majority Poll Rating: 1A Average Poll Rating 1B
Clarke MacArthur:
Jay Mcclement:
Frazer McLaren:
Colton Orr:
James Van Riemsdyk:

Keep me aware of errors please.

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[TmlHockeyFan]

2B winger for sure.

 

[Leaftors]

i think hes a 2B

 

[BonMorrison]

Easy 2B. Too inconsistent and streaky to be a 2A.

That being said, when he's playing on fire, he looks like a 2A (see 10 - 11 season).

 

[TheBigThree]

2b, don't see how anything else fits him

 

[Hero]

2B, but he's a bit of a tweener.

 

[LeafsNation149]

How do i vote on a poll

 

[Hero]

So far with....

Based on poll values alone, not considering chemistery or roles yet...

Lupul 1B - Kadri 1B - Kessel 1A
Frattin 2B - Bozak 2B - MacArthur 2B
Kulemin 3A - Grabovski 2B - Komarov 3B

Just looking at the ranks it looks about right, obviously lines would look different.

 

[Grant]

2B: Able to fill in 2nd line/2nd pairing/Too good for AHL Starter but not proven

That's why I voted 2B. Ideally I think he is on the third line where he would be great.

 

[cloak]

4B most useless player on the team hopefully traded asap.