Your Five Key Players Going Forward

[WildcatMapleLeafs28]

Nylander
Rielly
JVR
Kadri
Bernier

Btw, the links for 2011 and 2010 doesn't work.

No Kessel ?

Kessel
JVR
Rielly
Nylander
Bernier

 

[Pookie]

By "key" players you mean players to build around?

If so:

Bernier
Reilly
Komarov

… that is all.

 

[TheOneArmedMan]

Had 6 couldnt stick to 5:

Bernier
JVR
Kadri
Komarov
Santorelli
Reilly

 

[Wafflewhipper]

No JVR?

Haha. No I excluded him because I am mad he hasn't tried to play better defensively this year. Still a awesome player though. He has work to do on his game though and should buckle down on it.

I don't think I would want the leafs to keep him if a deal for a good young two-way center came along for him. That would be hard to envision happening though. I am always wanting better defensive players. So I am biased against one dimensional play lol.

Maybe that's not right of me because I don't want Kessel moved out because of his scoring and game break ability that Jvan also has ha. Not very fair is it! I would move Kessel though,just not first.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Nylander
Johnson
Brown
JVR
Percy

Your the only poster to pick the sniper Johnson so far. Good pick!

I thought of him. Wheels and energy galore with a wicked shot is what keeps coming up about him.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Had 6 couldnt stick to 5:

Bernier
JVR
Kadri
Komarov
Santorelli
Reilly

haha now the fun part. Which one would you remove if you had to lol.

 

[Judas Tavares]

I picked 5 cause its a nice number and cause it adds a challenge. Its like a full line minus a goalie, or if you want the goalie, someone from the line has to go.

Also I see a lot of JVR but am surprised I don't see him more. Part of my decision has to do with contract as well, his is a gem. If its cause he is atrocious defensively, well I think down the road it will be tough to ice a team where everyone is a solid defender. Someone on the team will stink defensively, but if he can do what JVR can do and on that contract, well he's a keeper and you find guys better defensively to put around him.

Same goes for Kessel (if you could find him a ROR or better, but thats another thread).

 

[pooleboy]

Rielly
Nylander
JVR
Kadri
Bernier


LOL at people inclduing Santorelli. Santa is a dime a dozen player

 

[King85Kong]

Seems like everyone has the same players for the most part.

 

[Christ]

1. Kessel
2. Reilly
3. JVR
4. Bernier
5. Nylander

 

[Rufio65*]

Kessel
Bernier

Without these 2 Toronto is a bottom 5 team. Everyone else is expendable.

 

[-DeMo-]

Kessel
Bernier

Without these 2 Toronto is a bottom 5 team. Everyone else is expendable.

with them were a bottom 10 team who cares?

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Honestly, when I read posts of posters 5 players going forward, I become terminally depressed.

This is going to be a tough team to watch if these are going to be our 5.

~ Think bigger.

 

[Rufio65*]

with them were a bottom 10 team who cares?

They are? NHL.com has them at 6th in the East. Maybe you should let them know that their standings are incorrect.

 

[-DeMo-]

They are? NHL.com has them at 6th in the standings. Maybe you should let them know that their standings are incorrect.

last time I checked we finished 23rd last year the last completed season, if you want to look at less then half a year as a measure go ahead, 82 games are what matter.

 

[hattrick3518]

Kadri
Kessel
JVR
Bernier
Phaneuf

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Honestly, when I read posts of posters 5 players going forward, I become terminally depressed.

This is going to be a tough team to watch if these are going to be our 5.

~ Think bigger.

That's what she does.

 

[TheOneArmedMan]

haha now the fun part. Which one would you remove if you had to lol.

Actually I also want to keep Holland around too. Both of these guys are great on the bottom 6 and could probably even play a top 6 role.

 

[grenade]

Your the only poster to pick the sniper Johnson so far. Good pick!

I thought of him. Wheels and energy galore with a wicked shot is what keeps coming up about him.

Johnson as one of 5 to build around...

 

[Super Mega]

Rielly
Bernier
Kessel
Nylander
JVR

really tough not to get Kadri in there

 

[StringsAttached]

1. Kessel
2. Bernier
3. Phaneuf
4. JVR (contract)
5. Rielly

^ Like above Kadri just missed by a hair. I wish this was a top 6. Top 7 if you add Komarov.

- note I didn't add Nylander because I have yet to see what he can do in his first NHL season.

 

[StringsAttached]

And yeah Kessel is disgustingly unappreciated around here like another poster stated. He shies away from the corners and physical play but he's still the 2nd/3rd best sniper in the game period and without his production we wouldn't be in the position we are in right now. Not even close.