I few weeks ago, I did redraft with the 2010 draft of who goes first, so I though let's do one for the 2006 draft. Given the 5 names above, which player gets redrafted first?
Who gets drafted first in the 2006 redraft?
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I have to go with Toews, but thats a hard choice between him and Backstrom.
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Backstrom. You could make a case for Toews. Marchand is an easy no. He’s been phenomenal lately, but you have to wait until he’s 28 to get a guy on the same level as the others.
Toews. You draft in hopes of winning a cup, and he won 3 and everyone gave him a ton of credit for them. Was his role overstated somewhat? I don't know, maybe, but either way it's hard to overlook that resume.
You can make an argument that Backstrom > Toews (or even Giroux) based on regular season resume, but i'd pick Toews based on his playoff success.
To be honest Marchand has done so well lately that he's become a very strong contender here. He's a rat - so I wouldn't personally draft him though
You can make an argument that Backstrom > Toews (or even Giroux) based on regular season resume, but i'd pick Toews based on his playoff success.
To be honest Marchand has done so well lately that he's become a very strong contender here. He's a rat - so I wouldn't personally draft him though
I think you take Toews for how quickly he became an impact player and leader. You can make a case for Backstrom or Giroux over him for overall career and even Marchand might get there by the end, but if you're a lottery team you want someone who's going to work to turn you around right away.
I'd take a center and start with Toews here. Gimme the guy that can be put in any situation on the ice at any point in the game.
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It’s kind of obviously toews but still very close somehow between him and everyone but kessel.
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Extremelyyy tough between Toews and Marchand. Career though it's easily Toews, and that's not even considering position.
If Marchand maintains play 5 years from now and ages like Alfredsson then he'll overtake. Looks like that type of player who can.
For now gotta vote Toews as the C.
If Marchand maintains play 5 years from now and ages like Alfredsson then he'll overtake. Looks like that type of player who can.
For now gotta vote Toews as the C.
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I’m surprised at how few mentions Giroux is getting. I feel like he was the best player on this list when everyone was at their best.
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Why? Also how is that a weird take? He doesn’t have a single vote.
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That’s definitely a weirder take
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You seem to be punishing Toews for playing on a strong team, yet ignoring the fact Backstrom's had the luxury of being linemates with the generation's greatest goal scorer.
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Backstrom has been underrated and underappreciated his whole career. Sad.
Backstrom is and was better than Toews. If he was Canadian it wouldn't even be a debate.
Backstrom won that Cup too btw. Was no slouch defensively either. Lead the league in assists once. Toews has never been #1 anywhere.
Just way way better offensively than Toews.
Backstrom is and was better than Toews. If he was Canadian it wouldn't even be a debate.
Backstrom won that Cup too btw. Was no slouch defensively either. Lead the league in assists once. Toews has never been #1 anywhere.
Just way way better offensively than Toews.
If it's based on playoff accolades Backstrom never had a supporting cast that would allow him to get a cup with the type of performance Toews put up in 2013, for instance. There's 17 other players on the ice beyond him and Ovechkin and Toews' team generally had a far better cluster of those especially as far as two way playoff hockey is concerned. Don't know if Toews wins quite as many cups with Mike Green as his 1D for most of his career instead of Duncan Keith.
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Wasn't referring to Cups. I'm just talking about each player in terms of being able to build around them and how they'd fair as the #1 guy on the team. So I don't think Toews' teams should be held against him because it's not like Backstrom's ever been his team's #1 guy or never had anyone to help him carry the load.
