Tkachuk: A+ Regular season / A+ Postseason.
Not much needs to be said.
Barkov: A/A
Illness hampered him early on in the postseason. Defensively was excellent. Offensively did a bunch of non stat observable plays to keep possession alive/notched some clutch assists. Just wish in general he would shoot more. His shot isn't like Huberdeau's. He can get velocity/accuracy on it. No complaints really
Montour: A/A
Blew up offensively and was paired with Marc Staal, who I'm sure helped from a vet "leadership" role but not a skating partner role. Clutch goals.
Bob: C+/A+
Regular season started off poorly and got better as the year went on post ~ December. Became Vezinabob in the Eastern playoff run. Not going to peg the Finals on him.
Ekblad: B/B
Factoring injuries into his play in the postseason. No complaints.
Forsling: B+/B+
Reliable, stepped up.
Reinhart: B/B+
Once allergic to empty net goals in the regular season, stepped up big in the Eastern playoffs run. Great chemistry with L&L.
Verhaeghe: A/A
40 goal regular season and followed up with another clutch postseason scoring run.
Bennett: B/B
His ability to have that fine line of physicality was big in the postseason. Some dumb penalties, but honestly, expected when he plays hard.
Duke: NA/B
Did a good job with chances in the postseason and seemed to gain confidence as the run went on.
Lomberg: B/B
Spark plug. Better on the 4th than the 3rd, but has grown to be a regular in the lineup and had some key moments that weren't reflected on the stats. Recall some good stick work/positioning to take away prime scoring chances.
Cousins: B/A-
Honestly don't remember much in the regular season. Postseason he was a great 3rd piece to the 2nd line causing chaos for the Bruins and the Leafs. Didn't look out of place.
Lundell: C/A
Regular season you could tell he was in the slump but turned it on in the postseason.
Loustarinen: B+/A
Man, the impact to the bottom 6 was evident when he was out vs Vegas. Really has grown into that dependable two way forward that is becoming a tweener between the 2nd and 3rd lines.
Eric Staal: C/C
Was terrible to start, but once he got over that hump I thought he was solid for a 4th line center. Really thought that SH goal to start the Finals could of been a catalyst...
Gudas: B/A-
His physical play was definitely a factor in the playoffs. Too bad he also broke down by the Finals.
Mahura: B/B?
Honestly, don't remember much from him which I guess is a good thing.
Marc Staal: D+/D+
If he was younger, I think he would of been a very good defenseman here. I think he still reads the play well, and I don't think it's coincidence Montour did well paired with him, but physically he's lost like 5 steps. Just not an every game defenseman any more. Similar to his brother, they should of been the Joe Thornton type of players that played a handful of games on/off and not been counted on to play a full season.