McKinnon-Rantanen best tandem in NHL?

[BB88]

Scheifele and Wheeler.

I don't see how they win the Bruins duo.

 

[AutisticGoat]

At the moment Rantanen and mack are no doubt the best if we look at points recently

 

[Patrik Barkov]

See? And 2 years ago many of you selected MacKinnon one of the biggest draft busts.

No they didn't?

 

[tucker3434]

No they didn't?

Not bust, but there were people that wanted to debate whether he was any better than RNH and how close to the bottom he was in terms of recent 1OA’s.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Landeskog's contributions on that line are way too overlooked because he doesn't always pick up points.

But he's constantly coming away with the puck along the boards, breaking up plays in his own end which start off rushes the other way and screening the goalie.

That duo doesn't perform as well as it has without him.

 

[BruinLVGA]

This belongs to Marchand & Bergeron.

 

[Oates2Neely]

Bergeron Marchand

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Havent you heard? Rantanen is a bad player and a leech.

At least thats what the people who never watch Avs but know that Mackinnon is really good say.

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

This belongs to Marchand & Bergeron.

yuppp

 

[jonlin]

This belongs to Marchand & Bergeron.

Brad Marchand

2017-2018

58

31

44

75

30

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Bargeron

2017-2018

55

27

27

54

26

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Bergeron is below PPG. Both have a really good +/- though.

Last 10g

Marchand

7g 10a 17p +1

Bergeron

5g 5a 10p and +2

I have a hard time putting them above MacKinnon and Rantanen for now. Earlier in the season they were better but now they are not even close. Pointwise Rantanen and acKinnon are way above. Only in the defensive aspect the bruins duo wins this.

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

Brad Marchand

2017-2018

58

31

44

75

30

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Bargeron

2017-2018

55

27

27

54

26

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Bergeron is below PPG. Both have a really good +/- though.

Last 10g

Marchand

7g 10a 17p +1

Bergeron

5g 5a 10p and +2

I have a hard time putting them above MacKinnon and Rantanen for now. Earlier in the season they were better but now they are not even close. Pointwise Rantanen and acKinnon are way above. Only in the defensive aspect the bruins duo wins this.

yeah in the last 10 games mack and rant are the best duo, but that doesn't mean they are going forward.

 

[SniperOnTheWing]

Marchand/Pastrnak is a better combo than Marchand/Bergeron

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Offensively? Quite possibly the best duo this season, although I think Stamkos/Kuch are at the very least at the same level. They were better the first half, and the Avs doing is catching up in the second half.

Like others have said, hard to go against a Bergeron/Marchand duo. Nearly as good offensively, but in a playoff matchup they’d eat them alive in a head to head. Vastly superior two-way players.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Marchand/Pastrnak is a better combo than Marchand/Bergeron

Duo’s to me are C/W.

The fact that Pastrnak plays with those two hurts the arguement that that duo is the best, as he helps elevate that line. He’s a better “3rd piece” than any one of wingers that complete Mack/Rant or Stamkos/Kuch.

 

[TheFinalWord]

No love for Malkin-Kessel?

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

No love for Malkin-Kessel?

Pfft. Malkin - Hagelin yo

 

[MattySnipes]

Man, so many lethal tandems in the NHL!

2017-2018

1. Bergy & Marshy
2. MacK & Rantanen
3. Stammer & Kuch
4. Scheifele & Wheeler
5. Seguin & Benn

*HM: McDavid & (insert random player), Matthews & Nylander

 

[BruinLVGA]

Brad Marchand

2017-2018

58

31

44

75

30

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Bargeron

2017-2018

55

27

27

54

26

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Bergeron is below PPG. Both have a really good +/- though.

Last 10g

Marchand

7g 10a 17p +1

Bergeron

5g 5a 10p and +2

I have a hard time putting them above MacKinnon and Rantanen for now. Earlier in the season they were better but now they are not even close. Pointwise Rantanen and acKinnon are way above. Only in the defensive aspect the bruins duo wins this.

You are using a sample of the last 10 games to judge who is better and on top of that, you only use points production. That's where you are making the mistake.

 

[Trap Jesus]

Bergeron/Marchand easily. They had an instant connection back in 2010/11, and have only built upon that over the years. It's almost become comical over the last little bit since Marchand's offensive breakout. Here's an article written about their chemistry even before Marchand's breakout:

Unique Team Traits: The Bruins' Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron prove on-ice chemistry is real

 

[The Abusement Park]

Offensively? Quite possibly the best duo this season, although I think Stamkos/Kuch are at the very least at the same level. They were better the first half, and the Avs doing is catching up in the second half.

Like others have said, hard to go against a Bergeron/Marchand duo. Nearly as good offensively, but in a playoff matchup they’d eat them alive in a head to head. Vastly superior two-way players.

I was waiting for the 2 way argument. Bergeron and Marchand? Yeah definitely better 2 way guys. But Kuch and Stammer? Mehhh that’s probably about even.

 

[cgf]

The Boston line is better than ours defensively...but ours is also better offensively. MacK has a clear advantage over Marchand both in totals & /game stats, and ditto Mikko v Bergeron.

I love both three many units so have no gripes with anyone preferring the Boston trio, but let us not bend the facts to argue for them.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

I was waiting for the 2 way argument. Bergeron and Marchand? Yeah definitely better 2 way guys. But Kuch and Stammer? Mehhh that’s probably about even.

Is dominating the other team in the offensive zone not considered to be an effective defensive tactic?

 

[The Abusement Park]

Is dominating the other team in the offensive zone not considered to be an effective defensive tactic?

I mean it is. But it pure defensive skill, cmon it’s clearly Bergy and Marchand. I mean Bergy makes it not even close really.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

I mean it is. But it pure defensive skill, cmon it’s clearly Bergy and Marchand. I mean Bergy makes it not even close really.

In pure defensive skill, it could be Bergeron and me, and it's still not even really close. Bergeron is one of the best defensive forwards of all time. But, as Erik Karlsson has shown, there's more than one way to be effective defensively, and having elite offensive skills that allow you to just keep the puck away from the other team is very effective.

 

[The Abusement Park]

In pure defensive skill, it could be Bergeron and me, and it's still not even really close. Bergeron is one of the best defensive forwards of all time. But, as Erik Karlsson has shown, there's more than one way to be effective defensively, and having elite offensive skills that allow you to just keep the puck away from the other team is very effective.

I’m not arguing that having the puck like that isn’t apart of being a good two way line, but regardless it’s still Bergy and Marchand.