Does Dallas have the best top 9 forwards in the NHL?

[SeanMoneyHands]

This offense wow. Rantanen puts them over the top IMO and many of these guys can move up or down the lineup, so Deboer can give many different looks. I know Seguin is injured but still this group has everything - youth, size, grit, playoff experience, speed and cup rings

If they want more balance they can move Rantanen to the 2nd line with Johnston and Marchment.

Aside from FLA, I can't think of a better top 9 in the league.

Robertson - Hintz - Rantanen
Marchment - Johnston - Seguin
Duchene - Granlund - Benn

 

[JoeSakic13]

Yay! I love jinx threads!

 

[Iggys Dome]

Florida just got Marchand so…

 

[zar]

Amazing what you can put together with 10-15% more cap than 26 other teams!

 

[Elysian]

 

[GreeningOil]

Amazing what you can put together with 10-15% more cap than 26 other teams!

Us Oiler fans don’t get to say that this year as we’re actively cheating with our salary cap.

I will say though, why does every other team get to cheat just a biiiit more

 

[zar]

Us Oiler fans don’t get to say that this year as we’re actively cheating with our salary cap.

I will say though, why does every other team get to cheat just a biiiit more

Yeah, I don’t like it. If Kane comes back game 1 of the playoffs, it’s bullshit. The league is just making a mockery of itself with allowing obvious handicaps and teams circumventing the rules.

 

[GreeningOil]

Yeah, I don’t like it. If Kane comes back game 1 of the playoffs, it’s bullshit. The league is just making a mockery of itself with allowing obvious handicaps and teams circumventing the rules.

I agree 100%

It’s lame. If the cap is $100,000,000 (for round number sake), then only $100,000,000 worth of salary should be permitted to be on the ice at a given time. It’s not rocket science. Especially if they’re magically healed 2 hours after game 82

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Amazing what you can put together with 10-15% more cap than 26 other teams!

I would love to hear how you landed on 10-15% more cap than the rest of the league.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

That is obscene

 

[Pete Taylor]

Actually Bonkers, that third line is better than 50% of nhl teams first line.

 

[benfranklin]

Easily. That defense though without Miro? Woof

 

[Elysian]

Easily. That defense though without Miro? Woof

Huh? They've been playing really well since Miro went down, and Harley is a legit #1.

 

[benfranklin]

Huh? They've been playing really well since Miro went down, and Harley is a legit #1.

Thats a big TBD on Harley. Hes a nice story, but that is a very weak 6 Dmen without Miro. If/when the Stars lose, its going to be because of their D depth.

 

[Elysian]

Thats a big TBD on Harley. Hes a nice story, but that is a very weak 6 Dmen without Miro. If/when the Stars lose, its going to be because of their D depth.

What?

 

[SimpleJack]

As far as sheer firepower? Probably.

But if i had to pick a top 9 to go to war with this upcoming playoffs im taking:

Verhaeghe-Barkov-Reinhart
Marchand-Bennett-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-Rodrigues

 

[benfranklin]

What?

Dude has one full season under him so far and then this season. Its been good, but need a bit more consistency before you say hes a #1, especially while your actual #1 is out. Still 3-6 is awful. You get a healthy Miro back and he gets to play defense while Harley mans the PP, ok. But after Esa it falls off hard.

 

[Fulmination]

I would love to hear how you landed on 10-15% more cap than the rest of the league.

Because he doesn't know how taxes work and that Texas is the 12th most taxed state. He must think income tax is the only tax states have the power to collect

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Because he doesn't know how taxes work and that Texas is the 12th most taxed state. He must think income tax is the only tax states have the power to collect

I was hoping he would at least attempt to explain some of the assumptions he was making to get there. I think it would be entertaining to read

 

[pb1300]

As far as sheer firepower? Probably.

But if i had to pick a top 9 to go to war with this upcoming playoffs im taking:

Verhaeghe-Barkov-Reinhart
Marchand-Bennett-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-Rodrigues

Samoskevich can replace Rodrigues too, who looks to be a great contributing rookie with speed and great scoring abilities.

 

[Playoffsareoverrated]

There's just something about having an attack led by a superstar who scored 69 goals. So, the Leafs have the best offense in the league BY FAR!

 

[BoHorvat 53]

On paper, they have 3 1st lines, but the West is so ridiculously deep. You can tell me anyone of the Stars, Jets, Avs, Golden Knights, or the Oilers made it out of the West in 3 months and I'd just think to myself 'it was so obvious all along', you can really convince yourself that anyone of those 5 teams are the favorites to make it out of the west.

 

[Jixer19]

There's just something about having an attack led by a superstar who scored 69 goals. So, the Leafs have the best offense in the league BY FAR!

11th in goals for on the season and they are the best offense by far... Interesting take for sure, not one I agree with lol

 

[BHD]

This offense wow. Rantanen puts them over the top IMO and many of these guys can move up or down the lineup, so Deboer can give many different looks. I know Seguin is injured but still this group has everything - youth, size, grit, playoff experience, speed and cup rings

If they want more balance they can move Rantanen to the 2nd line with Johnston and Marchment.

Aside from FLA, I can't think of a better top 9 in the league.

Robertson - Hintz - Rantanen
Marchment - Johnston - Seguin
Duchene - Granlund - Benn

Blackwell - Steel - Dadonov(!)

The Stars rock.

 

[SimpleJack]

The question is…will whoever walks away from the epic war between Dallas/Colorado in round 1 have anything/enough left for the rest of their playoff run…?