Which Left Wing will score the Most Points in the Next 10 Years?

[BlueBull]

Of the Left Wingers above, Who will score the most in the next 10 Years?

-BlueBull

[Ages may be a bit off, I took them from Hockey-Reference.]

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[CanadienShark]

I'm going Gaudreau or Huberdeau. Voted the former. Lafreniere was tempting, but I'm going with proven 90+ point guys in their prime.

 

[jetsforever]

That is a tough one actually - I feel like Panarin is too old and Laf is too young
Tempted by one of the Jet guys but for the sake of avoiding homerism, I'll assume Gaudreau had a down year and take him

 

[amnesiac]

Lafreniere's years are the safest bet, includes his peak AND prime (most likely)

No reason the experts should be wrong about this kid

2nd most, Id go with M.Tkachuk and Connor. Although Brady will be interesting as the Sens improve with: Chabot and the 2x 2020 picks.

 

[CraigsList]

I went with Huberdeau

 

[Zuluss]

It will be funny if OV pulls a Jagr and scores more than anyone on the list. His best point-collecting days are well behind him, but he is very healthy and consistent and finishes top20 in points every single year.
Fun fact: since 2010/11, Ovechkin is 102 points ahead of #2 of LWs (Benn) and full 64% ahead of #10 (Parise) - and that's his post-peak years.
10-year intervals are funny that way.

 

[The S5]

Wow, can't say I'm shocked that an unproven NHL player that hasn't gotten out of major junior leads this poll.

 

[majormajor]

I really debated this, tough question.

Are Panarin, Huberdeau, Gaudreau really going to be scoring that much in their mid 30s? Is Lafreniere really going to score that much in the next couple seasons? And the in between guys just aren't quite as good.

I ended up going with Kyle Connor. I don't even think Connor is that great of a player but he's a lethal pure offensive player that could go 70-90 pts every year for the next ten years.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Matthew Tkachuk, Connor, and Lafreniere are the best options here imo.

Went with Laf.

 

[snipes]

Alexis Lafreniere.

He’s Gordie Howe-lite and I’ve been saying it since the Hlinka Gretzky tournament where he flat out dominated and was the best player on the ice just like he was at the WJC as a draft eligible.

First player since Sidney Crosby to be the back to back CHL player of the year.

Nasty, physical player in the corners. His reverse hit reminds me of Howe. Elite hockey IQ and vision. He’s a rare, rare talent.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Laf or Tkachuk are the obvious choices here given their ages. I went with Laf even through his first year will likely not be on par with the other guys. Think he’ll catch up quickly.

 

[Gurglesons]

Went with Connor.

 

[QJL]

Lol at Ovechkin in the poll.

Laffy is the pick.

 

[BlueBull]

Lol at Ovechkin in the poll.

Laffy is the pick.

I just wanted to see if anyone would pick ovi lol.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Matt Tkachuk slightly over Connor. I think he’s going to be capable of getting his own points with any type of line mates. I think Connor is more reliant on playing with great offensive players.

Lafreniere probably won’t be that far behind, but there’s also a chance he doesn’t hit like 70, 80 points before his third year and the other two have such a big head start.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Wow, can't say I'm shocked that an unproven NHL player that hasn't gotten out of major junior leads this poll.

Well the poll is asking for the next 10 years.
Guys like Ovechkin, Panarin, and Hall will retire within 10 years

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Went back and forth between Gaudreau and Lafreniere. Ended up picking Gaudreau as I think smaller high IQ players tend to age well (St Louis, Whitney etc). Especially if/when he gets a real top line center to play with.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Wow, can't say I'm shocked that an unproven NHL player that hasn't gotten out of major junior leads this poll.

Right. Should vote for the guys in their 30s.

 

[Mrfenn92]

For the poll I went with Connor and my second guess would be tkachuk.

Where's debrincat?

 

[WetcoastOrca]

For the poll I went with Connor and my second guess would be tkachuk.

Where's debrincat?

Not sure. Is he in Chicago?

 

[Voight]

Huberdeau is still underrated I see.

69 points two years ago, 92 last year and then was on pace for 92 again this year.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Not sure. Is he in Chicago?

He's missing.

 

[AKL]

Went back and forth between Lafreniere and M. Tkachuk. Ovechkin, Panarin, Hall, Marchand are too old. Gaudreau and Huberdeau are on the cusp, but those guys aren't on the level of Ovechkin or Panarin, and I don't see their success lasting as long. Finally decided on Lafreniere.

 

[The Red Line]

Lafreniere and its easy to see why. For one thing, he's not going to a trainwreck of a team, so he'll likely be put in a pretty good position to succed very early on. Then just based on age alone he will have the most years in his prime.

This still assumes he makes the transition and becomes as good as people think he will, but I don't think that's too far fetched. No one else listed is a sure thing for 10 years, maybe Tkachuk but I see Laf being a good deal better than him.

 

[Gurglesons]

Huberdeau is still underrated I see.

69 points two years ago, 92 last year and then was on pace for 92 again this year.

I think Huberdeau probably will lead in the next couple years, but age out over the sample.