Which is the most IMPORTANT player to his team?

[Gubbhornet]

Ok, so this is not a discussion on who is the best player, but a player who is most important to his team. Basically, I he would be removed/injured, his team would lose a lot more games.

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[flyfysher]

Of late? Nichushkin on my Avs squad.

 

[tucker3434]

It's still McDavid

 

[GAGLine]

As good as Fox and Panarin are, the answer is probably Shesterkin.

 

[ManofSteel55]

McDavid. It's still McDavid.

 

[leafsfan5]

It's most likely a goalie due to the value of the position. So someone like Shesterkin, Vasi, Hart etc

Skater wise McDavid is the obvious one

 

[RobRayzor]

The main goalie? i mean not every team has the backup who can win same amount of games, like Vasy for Tampa or Bob for Panthers

 

[Kcb12345]

Outside of the obvious answers for some other teams superstar players, oh man, I really would not want to see the Stars without Heiskanen. That would get extremely ugly

 

[Chardo]

Ok, so this is not a diskussion on who is the best player, but a player who is most important to his team. Basically, I he would be removed/injured, his team would lose a lot more games.

The goalie. Remove him and you'll lose a lot of games.

 

[NyQuil]

McDavid is the easy answer.

Then you have the embarrassing answers, like imagining the Ottawa Senators without Thomas Chabot (who played 32 minutes last night and was even in a 7-5 loss).

 

[tarapoto2006]

McDavid

 

[M2Beezy]

For the Canucks its clearly Sutter. Weve been absolute garbage without his ballsy mentorship

 

[TheAngryHank]

Grace period

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Carey Price easily lol

 

[AvroArrow]

McDavid easily.

 

[Leksand]

Amazingly, I'd say it's easily Ovechkin for the Caps. Oshie and Backstrom are already out and no goalie is driving the train.

 

[BusQuets]

Draisaitl isn't good enough to carry?

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Letang for the Penguins.

Guy is the backbone of the defense and helps with offense.

Ima go against the grain here for Edmonton fans and say Nurse.

What would be worse losing one of your top centre's who are fighting for best player in the world or the #1 defensemen who plays a lot of minutes. Who's taking those minutes over?

(Played 31 minutes in last game v Winnipeg)

Atleast if McDavid is out RNH can slot as a centre and Draisaitl who is a Hart winner takes line 1 minutes and does what he did a couple years ago?
Or keep RNH wing beside Drai and watch em work.

 

[JasonRoseEh]

Caps are probably last in their division without Ovechkin.

 

[Siludin]

McDavid is the most important person in all of Edmonton and he literally just plays hockey really good.

 

[WesMcCauley]

Shesterkin

 

[Legionnaire]

The problem in choosing McDavid is that it diminishes Draisaitl's play which is equally impressive.

How much does being Captain and the face of the franchise separate the two?

 

[BlueOil]

the answer is the primary goalie for each team. the next answer if you were hoping for something more specific is whoever has the highest ATOI

 

[Captain97]

Price and Mcdavid are 1 and 2 imo. We could argue the order

 

[Varan]

Capitals are going for the #1 pick without Ovechkin in that clusterf*** of a division