Merrrlin
Grab the 9 iron, Barry!
- Jul 2, 2019
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Hedman is a better player than Kucherov and should be in the discussion for a top 5 player in the league if people actually valued defensemen.My listing of best players here right now
1. Kucherov
2. MacKinnon
Tier drop
3. Hedman
4. Rantanen
5. Point
Tier drop
6. Makar
7. Stamkos
8. Landeskog
Stamkos can jump into tier 2 at times . Makar if he continues to develop will jump to tier 2 and be the 3rd best player out of the 8. and I think point and rantanen can drop or elevate into tier 3 and 1 depending on how they progess moving forward.
The only player who cant reach tier 2 here is landeskog. He is a great player but clearly the worst of the 8. Having Stamkos 7th felt low thought about switching him and point but omi know Tampa bay fans say point is better than Stamkos now so put him in at 7th.
Next 2 years I'll take Tampa. 3 years and on ill take the avalanche. In 3 years kucherov wont be as good and will probably be a fringe top 10 player instead of the 2nd or 3rd best guy he is right now. MacKinnon should stay in the 2-5 range for another 3-4 seasons. Like avalanche potential moving forward but would rather have tampas core for the next 2 playoffs
My listing of best players here right now
1. Kucherov
2. MacKinnon
Tier drop
3. Hedman
4. Rantanen
5. Point
Tier drop
6. Makar
7. Stamkos
8. Landeskog
Stamkos can jump into tier 2 at times . Makar if he continues to develop will jump to tier 2 and be the 3rd best player out of the 8. and I think point and rantanen can drop or elevate into tier 3 and 1 depending on how they progess moving forward.
The only player who cant reach tier 2 here is landeskog. He is a great player but clearly the worst of the 8. Having Stamkos 7th felt low thought about switching him and point but omi know Tampa bay fans say point is better than Stamkos now so put him in at 7th.
Next 2 years I'll take Tampa. 3 years and on ill take the avalanche. In 3 years kucherov wont be as good and will probably be a fringe top 10 player instead of the 2nd or 3rd best guy he is right now. MacKinnon should stay in the 2-5 range for another 3-4 seasons. Like avalanche potential moving forward but would rather have tampas core for the next 2 playoffs
Hedman is a better player than Kucherov and should be in the discussion for a top 5 player in the league if people actually valued defensemen.
You don't watch much Lightning then do you?70 point defenseman are not better than a guy who put up almost 130 last year and was gonna get 100+ again. Kucherov when ever I watch the lightning is their best player. His offensive IQ is insane. Hedman is the best defenseman right now but I dont see him as a top 10 player.
If it’s only those four for each team, the Avalanche four. If it’s the whole core, Tampa because their core has 7 or 8 players.
That's not really how cores work
Mackinnon is better than Kucherov and Point is better than Rantanen. Pretty good summary though.My listing of best players here right now
1. Kucherov
2. MacKinnon
Tier drop
3. Hedman
4. Rantanen
5. Point
Tier drop
6. Makar
7. Stamkos
8. Landeskog
Stamkos can jump into tier 2 at times . Makar if he continues to develop will jump to tier 2 and be the 3rd best player out of the 8. and I think point and rantanen can drop or elevate into tier 3 and 1 depending on how they progess moving forward.
The only player who cant reach tier 2 here is landeskog. He is a great player but clearly the worst of the 8. Having Stamkos 7th felt low thought about switching him and point but omi know Tampa bay fans say point is better than Stamkos now so put him in at 7th.
Next 2 years I'll take Tampa. 3 years and on ill take the avalanche. In 3 years kucherov wont be as good and will probably be a fringe top 10 player instead of the 2nd or 3rd best guy he is right now. MacKinnon should stay in the 2-5 range for another 3-4 seasons. Like avalanche potential moving forward but would rather have tampas core for the next 2 playoffs
I think long term I take Tampa simply because Landeskog is already aging out and was never an elite player versus Hedman and Stammer who probably border on Landeskog’s prime as a worst case scenario when they age out.