Most Valuable Asset: NHL Wingers

[Pavel Buchnevich]

If you could take one NHL winger to start a team, who are you taking?

Click to read more...

 

[Captain Bowie]

Kuch.

The other guys could be as valuable, if they had as good of seasons as Kucherov did, but he DID have that season.

 

[Kreator]

Stone has to be amongst this list, no?

 

[Captain Bowie]

Stone has to be amongst this list, no?

I'd take him over Panarin, at very least.

 

[HanSolo]

Stone has to be amongst this list, no?

Stone is not elite cause he spends too much time playing excellent defense. I guess.

 

[ESH]

I'd take him over Panarin, at very least.

Yeah really. How much value can Panarin have as a UFA anyways?

 

[SHANNYPLAN]

Marner, age, skill, heart, two way play

(very tough not to take Kucherov obviously)

 

[Captain Bowie]

Marner, age, skill, heart, two way play

(very tough not to take Kucherov obviously)

If I take the title literally (ie. value of asset) Marner gets consideration, based on the value that player would return in a trade.

 

[TryamkinPleaseReturn]

Kucherov or Marner - edge to Marner since he's still only 21.

 

[jetsforever]

Kuch

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

Kuch is only 25
Value wise its imo

Kuch
Marner
Rantanen/Gaudreau

 

[TheGoldenGod]

Kuch or Mitch to start a team

Kuch is insane but I love playoff Mitch

 

[Patrik Barkov]

Extremely small sample size and all but I'd lean towards Marner for his play in the playoffs and age.

 

[justafan22]

Kucherov since he's locked into 8 more years at 9.5 million

 

[LDF]

the list of young or regular forwards are really good.

the question is who can embolden the said org..... i say all of them have the ability to do just that. but what else can we look for, for that final selection ??

 

[bobholly39]

Kucherov is the only acceptable answer. Marner makes 0 sense whatsoever. It doesn't mean that if you're a fan of his you're not allowed to prefer him on your team - but in terms of "value as an asset" it's Kucherov 100% and easily so.

Marner is good in the playoffs - Kucherov in his first 3 playoffs was much better (more games, better track record)
Kucherov just had a historic season that genuinely brings into question if he's on McDavid's level (or above?). Marner - while great - is simply not at that level and quite a ways back.

Kucherov is only 25. I don't normally like looking at $$ (i pick the best player regardless of salary) - but I expect Marner's salary is going to be higher than Kucherov's.

Kucherov is a no brainer.

Marner may be #2 though.

 

[M2Beezy]

Marner

We KNOW he will do it year in year out. If Kuch does it again what he did this year then maybe him

 

[Stamkos4life]

Is this how they are now or as prospects?

Either way it's still tough. Wanna homer marner but super hard to go against kucherov

 

[bobholly39]

Marner

We KNOW he will do it year in year out. If Kuch does it again what he did this year then maybe him

lol?

Marner point totals 59, 68 and 93. What's the outlier? Last season. Is that the new norm for him, or just a lucky year? TBD

Kucherov. Last 3 years. 85 points (in 74 games - paces out to 97), 100 and 128. even if he regresses to his lowest pace he's ahead of Marner's best.

This must be the most ridiculous post i've ever seen.

 

[Machinehead]

Right now, Kucherov, but Marner to start a team.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

ill go marner bc hes so young

 

[tony d]

I went with Kucherov.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

lol?

Marner point totals 59, 68 and 93. What's the outlier? Last season. Is that the new norm for him, or just a lucky year? TBD

Kucherov. Last 3 years. 85 points (in 74 games - paces out to 97), 100 and 128. even if he regresses to his lowest pace he's ahead of Marner's best.

This must be the most ridiculous post i've ever seen.

all of those point totals are wrong, but it's not an outlier. it's called player growth, and you can see it each year. There's no reason to expect him to have peaked as a rookie

 

[Alan Wake]

Marner

We KNOW he will do it year in year out. If Kuch does it again what he did this year then maybe him

So Kucherov has to put up multiple 120+ point years to convince you?

 

[Morgs]

1. Kuch
2. Stone