Most Valuable Asset: NHL Wingers

[Stive Morgan]

Kucherov is 25 and has back-to-back 100+ point seasons. I think it's gotta be him.

 

[psycat]

1: Kuch
2: Marner
3: Draisaitl(yes he is a winger at this point)
4: Stone
5: Rantanen

Something like that.

 

[bigbabybuda]

If I had one series or game to win I'd take Ovechkin. He's still the best player out of this group but at his age and with his resume needs to save, conserve some energy for the playoffs. I don't think he cares at all about racking up pts in noncontested regular season games anymore .Starting a team I take Kuch then either Marner or Stone. Most likely Marner but Stone is fabulous.

 

[Juicy Pop]

Kucherov is certainly superior right now, but I'm going with Rantanen for the future.

 

[Fugazy]

Kucherov.

 

[North Cole]

When you click the poll and it's not 99%+ for Kucherov

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[ricky0034]

easily Kucherov

huge season,locked up long term,still relatively young at 25

 

[Trap Jesus]

Age isn't on his side, but Marchand is signed at $6.125 million for the next 6 seasons. Gaudreau has a great deal at $6.75 million for the next 3 seasons, but no one else is even remotely close to that when you consider either what their current contracts are, or what they will be when they hit free agency.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Wouldnt even consider Kucherov with Kane on the board

 

[LeafsNation75]

Kucherov is 25 and has back-to-back 100+ point seasons. I think it's gotta be him.

If age is a factor someone like Marner will also be even younger than Kucherov.

 

[Plural]

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

What the hell? Kuch just had 128 points..

 

[ThomasG]

1: Kuch
2: Marner
3: Draisaitl(yes he is a winger at this point)
4: Stone
5: Rantanen

Something like that.

I know faceoffs don't define whether a forward is a winger or center but Drai finished the year with the 17th most faceoffs in the league and lead the Oilers in FO% and draws taken. Contrary to what people think Drai and McDavid are always switching between W and C, it's not set in stone that Drai is the winger and McD is the center when they play together.

 

[Plural]

Is Marner even better than Rants?

 

[that is unfortunate]

I'd take Pastrnak over half those players.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Is Marner even better than Rants?

For this past season yes he was.

Marner: 26 Goals, 68 Assists, 94 Points, +22.

Rantanen: 31 Goals, 56 Assists, 87 Points, +13.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Marner's muffin shot is a liability. This is Kucherov rather easily.

 

[Notsince67]

What the hell? Kuch just had 128 points..

Yeah and based on kutch development curve, Marner is on track for 160 points when he is his age.

 

[bert]

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

No shot i take marner over Kucherov. No way no how.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Marner's muffin shot is a liability. This is Kucherov rather easily.

I disagree about his shot being a liability.

 

[Albatros]

For this past season yes he was.

Marner: 26 Goals, 68 Assists, 94 Points, +22.

Rantanen: 31 Goals, 56 Assists, 87 Points, +13.

...in 82 games versus Rantanen in 74.

 

[LeafsNation75]

...in 82 games versus Rantanen in 74.

So your saying there should be an asterisk because Marner played 82 games and Rananen played 74 games?

That reminds me of those who said Laine had a better rookie season than Matthews because he only played 73 games due to injury and Matthews played all 82 games.

 

[Spilot23]

...in 82 games versus Rantanen in 74.

Let’s also not forget the differential of both teams. Leafs were +37 during the regular season while the Avs were +14. If it was the first half of the season I would’ve agreed that Rantanen had a say on Marner and maybe the most valuable winger but somehow he didn’t play that well in the 2nd half.

 

[Albatros]

So your saying there should be an asterisk because Marner played 82 games and Rananen played 74 games?

I guess what I'm saying is that Rantanen had more points per game, so the slightly higher point total of the player that played more games only tells so much.

 

[LeafsNation75]

I guess what I'm saying is that Rantanen had more points per game, so the slightly higher point total of the player that played more games only tells so much.

That's the same excuse I heard during the Matthews vs Laine debate in their rookie seasons, because Laine missed those games due to his concussion and his points per game was this number.

 

[Albatros]

I don't think there's a reason to assume that Rantanen's production in the games missed would have been radically different to the season average. Even in the playoffs it has been exactly the same.