The most underrated players in the NHL

[sharks9]

Jeff Petry

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

As a disclaimer I was going to add Letang and then I read post 19 on this thread and have decided he's the most overrated player ever. The end to that paragraph gave me chills

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

erik johnson.

 

[featherhawk]

here are a few off the top of my head

stempniak
hjarmlson
krecji
pavelski
vlasic
luongo
alzner
backstrom
little
wheeler

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

David Desharnais.

 

[voxel]

Draisaitl.

Without that puck-hog dead weight Taylor Hall... his playmaking skills are showing again.

 

[Babooch]

(Sheifele is so under rated he won't be mentioned in this thread)

 

[xxxx]

Spezza
Skinner
J.Staal
Fleury
Turris
Barrie

Hall might be underrated too...I saw the last game when he scored two goals and the Devils beat Anaheim 2-1. He was a dynamo. It was quite clear he is on a different level than his teammates. I'm not sayin head and shoulders, but he was doing it all. He was penalty-killing, driving the play, tipping in front of the goalie, creating opportunities, even had one solid hit. He will help the Devils a lot in my opinion.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Mark Stone for the homer vote.

 

[DFAC]

Jannik Hansen and Chris Tanev

 

[Master P]

McDavid

 

[VibinCanuck]

If anything Letang is overrated imo, guy is good but there is a reason he doesn't make Team Canada and never gets put in top 10 dmen lists from the analysts and the advanced stats guys.

Tanev is underrated as he's probably the best defensive dman in the league, with shot suppression stats a mile ahead of anyone else in the league, undervalued because of 0 offence from him.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Another vote for Jeff Petry.

He's awesome.
Trading for him is, to this date, the best move made by Bergevin.

Also, I just wanted to say that Emelin is actually playing like a beast, those days.

 

[Jigger77]

Another vote for Jeff Petry.

He's awesome.
Trading for him is, to this date, the best move made by Bergevin.

Also, I just wanted to say that Emelin is actually playing like a beast, those days.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Do not get rid of Emelin.

Agreed about Petry. Not elite at anything, excellent at everything. Such a fluid skater. And that shot. Man can he let it fly.

 

[Soundwave]

Cam Talbot.

So many "goalie experts" jumping down his throat for one bad game the week his wife is giving birth to their first children (twins), comes back with two shut down wins including a big one against a top team in St. Louis. No.1 star in two games back to back after a bad outing.

Put up solid numbers behind a depleted, piss poor Oilers blue line last year after two very strong back up seasons in New York, still does not get respect.

I think Alex Edler is also underrated, the Canucks with and without him is a big difference IMO.

 

[Freaky Styley]

Haven't read the thread, but I'll throw in Schneider, Mark Stone and Patrick Hornqvist.

 

[entropism]

Hall might be underrated too...I saw the last game when he scored two goals and the Devils beat Anaheim 2-1. He was a dynamo. It was quite clear he is on a different level than his teammates. I'm not sayin head and shoulders, but he was doing it all. He was penalty-killing, driving the play, tipping in front of the goalie, creating opportunities, even had one solid hit. He will help the Devils a lot in my opinion.

Was at the game, and he was pretty incredible. Saying this as an Isles fan, too.

 

[Microsens]

Right now? Must be Radulov.

 

[WesMcCauley]

The most underrated players in the NHL

My list

1) Anisimov
2) Hamhuis
3) Wheeler
4) Dubnyk
5 ) Del Zotto
6) Clutterbuck
7) Söderberg
8) Radulov
9) Kadri
10) Kreider

And what is your list?

How is Anisimov underrated? Dont get me wrong he is a good player but ive watched him alot both in NY and Columbus and now in Chi and he isnt anything special at all. Only new thing is that he now plays with two of the best offensive players in the league. He has been a low end 2nd line center his whole career. Nothing has changed...

 

[SB84]

Hoffman.

 

[SB84]

Draisaitl.

Without that puck-hog dead weight Taylor Hall... his playmaking skills are showing again.

Taylor Hall - Deadweight? Don't think so. Hall carried that line last year, Drai was lucky to be riding shotgun. Hall is the among the very elite when it comes to even strength scoring (I believe he is 4th overall over the past several years). Drai is very good but calling Hall deadweight is a farce

 

[Mitchy]

From my team:

Kadri and Gardiner are by far the most underrated Leafs. Two very, very good players.

League-wide:

Spurgeon, Klefbom, Steve Mason, Goligoksi, Braun, Demers, Ekholm, Justin Williams, Zuccarello, Sam Reinhart, Perreault, Cammalleri, Tatar, Forsberg, Backlund, Voracek, and quite a few more that I just can't remember right now.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Brendan Gallagher

 

[RempireStateBuilding]

I feel like Zuccarello flies under everybody's radar.

 

[Roboturner913]

Jaccob.

Mfing.

Slavin.

He is astoundingly good.