Speculation: Top 10 leading scorers for 2018-2019 - Final Results

[Leafs1993]

1: Auston Matthews (47.2% 51 votes)
2: John Tavares (50% 46 votes)
3: Mitch Marner (87.8% 108 votes)
4: William Nylander (89.6% 60 votes)
5: Nazem Kadri (58.9% 56 votes)
6: Morgan Reilly (60% 51 votes)
7: Patrick Marleau (TIE 40.9% 27 votes)
8: Jake Gardiner ( TIE 40.9% 27 votes lost tiebreaker)
9: Zach Hyman (46.8% 22 votes)
10: Andreas Johnsson (65.4% 17 votes)

Here is the Top 10 leading scorers for 2018-2019 based on your predictions. Feel free to post your own top 10 here and discuss point totals between players. Should be fun to see how close we were at the end of the season. Can’t wait for October!!!!

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[supermann_98]

I put Marleau slightly ahead of Reilly but I can't complain about the results ... our board looks like we know our team or something like that.

 

[Leafs1993]

My top 10 predictions for 2018-2019

1. Auston Matthews 80-85 points
2. Mitch Marner 75-80 points
3. John Tavares 75-80 points
4. William Nylander 70-75 points
5. Nazem Kadri 60-65 points
6. Patrick Marleau 55-60 points
7. Morgan Reilly 55-60 points
8. Jake Gardiner 50-55 points
9. Andreas Johnsson 40-45 points
10. Zach Hyman 40-45 points

 

[Leafs1993]

I put Marleau slightly ahead of Reilly but I can't complain about the results ... our board looks like we know our team or something like that.

I did too. It was surprising to see how much agreement there is in the votes. I expected more close polls but besides the tiebreaker the lowest majority was 46.8%

 

[Buds17]

It's a good list. Good work in putting it together. Think I had Tavares ahead of Matthews and Gardiner ahead of Marleau. Might put Brown just slightly ahead of Johnsson for 10th because of previous playing time with Kadri, and also perhaps due to NHL experience and potential opportunities this season.

 

[White Shadow]

My top 10 predictions for 2018-2019

1. Auston Matthews 80-85 points
2. Mitch Marner 75-80 points
3. John Tavares 75-80 points
4. William Nylander 70-75 points
5. Nazem Kadri 60-65 points
6. Patrick Marleau 55-60 points
7. Morgan Reilly 55-60 points
8. Jake Gardiner 50-55 points
9. Andreas Johnsson 40-45 points
10. Zach Hyman 40-45 points

If the O/U was set at 80 for Tavares this season I would bet very large on the over.

 

[Leafs1993]

If the O/U was set at 80 for Tavares this season I would bet very large on the over.

I hope your right. My reasoning is that he will probably not see the same ice time that he saw on the islanders. That is also why I don’t have Matthews 85+ too. My predictions are pretty conservative

 

[Ziggdiezan]

The list seems about right but I actually think JT will lead the team in part due to how dynamic Mitch will be on that line.

I could also see Hyman putting up a decent amount of points this year, if he gets some PP time could easily put up 50+.

 

[Havoc]

jeez what a stacked list. Good luck NHL.

 

[Leafs1993]

jeez what a stacked list. Good luck NHL.

We might have 4 70+ point players and 6 60+ point players. Just filthy.

 

[666]

I hope your right. My reasoning is that he will probably not see the same ice time that he saw on the islanders. That is also why I don’t have Matthews 85+ too. My predictions are pretty conservative

It's all about ice time. JVR, Bozak and Komarov consumed around 45 minutes a game. If JT takes 20 of it, there are still at least 25 minutes to dish out. Guys like Kapanen and Johnsson and Brown will get a few more minutes but someone else is going to have to consume those minutes. Babcock will be forced to give the top guys more minutes.

 

[Leafs1993]

It's all about ice time. JVR, Bozak and Komarov consumed around 45 minutes a game. If JT takes 20 of it, there are still at least 25 minutes to dish out. Guys like Kapanen and Johnsson and Brown will get a few more minutes but someone else is going to have to consume those minutes. Babcock will be forced to give the top guys more minutes.

What do you think the ice time distribution will be like? I’d say 18 for Matthews line, 18 for Tavares line 15 mins for Kadri line and 9 mins for fourth line.

 

[666]

What do you think the ice time distribution will be like? I’d say 18 for Matthews line, 18 for Tavares line 15 mins for Kadri line and 9 mins for fourth line.

I don't know if Johnsson and Kapanen and Brown are 15 minute a night guys as JVR and Bozak and Komarov were. Even more so for the 4th line guys whoever they are. I suspect that our top 2 lines will get more ice than usual and guys like Marner, JT and Matthews will approach 20 minutes or more (including special teams) as a guy like Barkov got 22 minutes last season. Maybe the Kadri line (assuming it's got Kapanen type guys on it ) will get less time but Kadri will make it up on the PP. There just isn't the same kind of depth this season for distributing ice time so Babcock shouldn't have any choice but to give it to his stars but with him you never know.

 

[nsleaf]

We might have 4 70+ point players and 6 60+ point players. Just filthy.

I'm hopeful but skeptical.
What was the last NHL team to achieve such lofty stats as these?

 

[IPS]

Rielly could easily be 4th depending on how the PP clicks.

 

[nsleaf]

What do you think the ice time distribution will be like? I’d say 18 for Matthews line, 18 for Tavares line 15 mins for Kadri line and 9 mins for fourth line.

Hope they don't go to OT, might have to just play the D.

 

[Leafs1993]

I'm hopeful but skeptical.
What was the last NHL team to achieve such lofty stats as these?

I honestly have no idea. Wouldn’t even know where to look that up. I don’t think it’s that far fetched. If everyone is healthy, I would say our chances are pretty good.If Matthews plays at the same pace as last year and Marner plays even just a little bit better than last year that would be an easy 3 players with 70 points. Nylander is definitely capable, especially with a healthy Matthews.

 

[Leafs1993]

Hope they don't go to OT, might have to just play the D.

You cheeky bugger.

 

[Leafs1993]

Rielly could easily be 4th depending on how the PP clicks.

Our PP should be pretty loaded. Even if we don’t stack our PP lines, our PP lines will still be stacked.

Stacked PP1: 1:30 -2:00 / Powerplay
Matthews -Tavares -Marner - Nylander - Reilly
Stacked PP2: 0:00 - 0:30 / Powerplay
Marleau - Kadri - any of (Johnsson, Kapanen, Brown, Hyman) - Gardiner

“Balanced” PP1: 1:00 / Powerplay
Kadri Tavares Marner Brown Reilly
“Balanced” PP2 1:00 / Powerplay
Marleau- Matthews - Nylander- Hyman - Gardiner

 

[Lauro]

That's the obvious list, I don't think it will happen. Leivo's my sleeper pick.

 

[SteadyFreddie]

Rielly could easily be 4th depending on how the PP clicks.

Matthews - Tavares - Nylander

Rielly - Marner

Jesus, good luck trying to stop that...

 

[Leafs1993]

That's the obvious list, I don't think it will happen. Leivo's my sleeper pick.

What’s your list look like?

 

[Leafs1993]

Bumped! Marner leads like some predicted. Matthews may have contested in a healthy season

 

[Leafs1993]

Rielly could easily be 4th depending on how the PP clicks.

Currently at 4th good call

 

[Leafs1993]

Bumped,
Top 10 in scoring for 2018-2019:

1.Mitch Marner 94 points
2.John Tavares 88 points
3.Auston Matthews 73 points
4.Morgan Reilly 72 points
5.Kasperi Kapanen 44 points
6.Nazem Kadri 44 points
7.Andreas Johnson 43 points
8.Zach Hyman 41 points
9.Patrick Marleau 37 points
10.Jake Gardiner 30 points

Our predictions:

1: Auston Matthews (47.2% 51 votes)
2: John Tavares (50% 46 votes)
3: Mitch Marner (87.8% 108 votes)
4: William Nylander (89.6% 60 votes)
5: Nazem Kadri (58.9% 56 votes)
6: Morgan Reilly (60% 51 votes)
7: Patrick Marleau (TIE 40.9% 27 votes)
8: Jake Gardiner ( TIE 40.9% 27 votes lost tiebreaker)
9: Zach Hyman (46.8% 22 votes)
10: Andreas Johnsson (65.4% 17 votes)