Which five player core would you build around?

[Northern Avs Fan]

Which five player core would you build around?

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[Nabrules]

I’m saying Toronto buf NYR or COL will probably win just because they both seem to be everyone’s new fad

 

[Pitaya]

Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes, Alexis Lafreniere, Ty Smith, Luke Hughes

Lmao

But for real, give me the Leafs’ core WITHOUT their contracts. Otherwise give me Carolina’s

 

[LeafsNation75]

Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Rielly, Sandin.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I'm going with the Sabres one slightly over the Avalanche one. I believe an Eichel and Dahlin duo is slightly better than a MacKinnon and Makar duo. The rest is close. I think Girard is slightly better than Ristolainen and Rantanen slightly better than Reinhart, but I also then think Cozens projects as much better than Nichushkin. I would've put Newhook instead of Cozens, and then at that point, I would've had a much more difficult time deciding.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Why Nichushkin?

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Carolina.

 

[AvsCOL]

Why Nichushkin?

Lmao was thinking this. It'd be like putting Foegele on CARs core

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Why Nichushkin?

Trying to balance the debate. I felt like putting Landeskog would have made it lopsided.

 

[GOALOFSSON]

Why Nichushkin?

Same with Risto.

I like him more than most but I obviously like Olofsson more.

Will hopefully be our first pick in the draft that ends up slotting in there.

 

[LokiDog]

Seems a bit weird that you included the best/highest potential players for every team but used Nuke for Colorado? Colorado was still close for me, but why not Landeskog? Or Kadri??

 

[Fisticuffer]

Good job on the options. After some coin tossing I took the Sabres.

 

[CraigsList]

I take Carolina. It was between them and Colorado, but the Nichuskin guy swayed me to go with Carolina.

 

[JaegerDice]

CAR just above COL

 

[GlitchMarner]

Is it me or does BUF typically do better than TOR in polls like this, only to end up being a far worse team year after year?

 

[WetcoastOrca]

I went Buffalo. A young franchise D and center were just too good to pass up. I think the centers are fairly close on a few of the options but Dahlin imo will be the best overall D in this group with more separation.
My top three would be:
1. Buffalo
2. Colorado
3. Carolina

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Is it me or does BUF typically do better than TOR in polls like this, only to end up being a far worse team year after year?

Considering that Dahlin is only in his second season and just turned 20, I will assume it’s just you.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Is it me or does BUF typically do better than TOR in polls like this, only to end up being a far worse team year after year?

I do remember after the Sabres drafted Jack Eichel and traded for Ryan O'Reilly, their fans mentioned how their rebuild was far ahead of the Leafs rebuild. Obviously that comment turned out to be wrong.

 

[Machinehead]

Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes, Alexis Lafreniere, Ty Smith, Luke Hughes

Lmao

But for real, give me the Leafs’ core WITHOUT their contracts. Otherwise give me Carolina’s

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Is it me or does BUF typically do better than TOR in polls like this, only to end up being a far worse team year after year?

It’s because of Dahlin.

He’s not there yet, but when you’re talking about building blocks he’s as valuable as anyone outside of McDavid.

 

[Dache]

Is it me or does BUF typically do better than TOR in polls like this, only to end up being a far worse team year after year?

It’s almost as if a team is more than 5 players

 

[LeafsNation75]

It’s because of Dahlin.

He’s not there yet, but when you’re talking about building blocks he’s as valuable as anyone outside of McDavid.

Didn't Aaron Ekblad have the same hype when the Panthers drafted him 1st overall in 2014, because he was thought as some game changing defenseman and future Norris Trophy winner. It's fair to say he didn't live up to his draft hype and what has Dahlin done to be considered as valuable?

 

[IPS]

Toronto is easily the best 1 through 5.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Colorado has the best trio (Mackinnon, Rantanen, Makar) pretty easily. I don’t think any of the 4 or 5 players from any other team are good enough to change the advantage Colorado has. Carolina would be the closest though. 1-5 those players are rock solid.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Toronto is easily the best 1 through 5.

Wow I’m absolutely shocked you’d say that