How would you rate top 5 current wingers?

[jalapenoWithAnH]

From what I see there are only six choices:

• Pastrnak
• Nylander
• Kaprizov
• Rantanen
• Kucherov
• Panarin

These are their ppgs over the past five regular seasons and four post-seasons in the 2020s:

Pastrnak:
Regular season: 1.21ppg Playoffs: 0.89

Nylander:
Regular season: 1.04 Playoffs: 0.97

Kaprizov:
Regular season: 1.21 Playoffs: 0.63

Kucherov:
Regular season: 1.5 Playoffs: 1.26

Rantanen:
Regular season: 1.24 Playoffs: 1.29

Panarin:
Regular season: 1.27 Playoffs: 0.77

Whats your top 5 or just your top 1?

 

[I am not exposed]

Kucherov is the best

 

[wetcoast]

Took Pasta for going into next year and Kaprizov is hitting his stride.

Arguments can be made for Kuch as well so one of those 3 guys.

Rants is a solid 4th then a drop off to the next 2 guys for me.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Weird thread title, question doesn't match the poll.

 

[dirtydanglez]

kuch is the clear choice here.

 

[CanMerc]

Of those listed…Kuch…but I’ll say an argument can be made for Kyle Connor
1.05 regular season
1.07 playoffs

 

[jalapenoWithAnH]

Weird thread title, question doesn't match the poll.

Well you can't really ask that question in poll now can you? There'd be too many 1,2,3,4,5 combinations to choose from. But I wanted to add the poll still.

But the main question still stands.

 

[BostonBob]

#1 - Pastrnak
#2 to #6

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Gotta go with Kuch

 

[Coffee]

Probably the guy who Swayman said has the “most deceiving shot in the NHL by far”

 

[BKarchitect]

I’d take Reinhart and maybe Stone/Hagel over Breadman at this point. Given age and two-way ability. It’s also easy to slight Marner but…to say “these 6 are a tier above” is a little silly. I think the OP is not counting the elite two-way guys enough. A healthy Matty Tkachuk is in the mix too. I don’t think you can dock Marner for the post-season and then say Panarin is a tier above him (at this point).

I think Kucherov is clearly 1. Pasta is clearly 2. For regular season, I’d go KK clearly 3. But come playoff time, Rantanen lifts his game. I think if you want to tier it, it’s a top tier of 4 and then some debate.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Marner.

Better defensively than anyone above, and contributes just as much or more offensively.

 

[Miro4Norris]

I love Kap and Pasta but its about playoffs performances at the end of the day so there is only Kuch and Rantanen left

Then again, this might sound fun as he won the Ross again but last 3years also Kuch have been very underwhelming in playoffs scoring only a one goal so I think his level has been going downhill. Dont think he is able to carry his team like Rantanen is doing anymore.

So its Mikko Rantanen currently

Ps. Interesting how all of these guys are Europeans

 

[Maplebeasts]

Kuch then Rantanen imo.

 

[HFpapi]

2nd place would've been an interesting poll maybe.

 

[wetcoast]

2nd place would've been an interesting poll maybe.

My guess is that next year it will be a more wide open question.

 

[HFpapi]

My guess is that next year it will be a more wide open question.

Kucherov seems to be at his zenith right now.

Back-to-back Ross trophies. 144 points followed by 121 points.

I'd be shocked if he wasn't the runaway best winger for at least 2 more seasons.

Kaprizov is IMO honestly kind of the wild card (no pun intended). If the Wild get a bit of offensive help this offseason with that freed up cap space, Boldy and Rossi take steps forward, and he stays healthy, I think he can put up 130+ points.

 

[jetsforever]

Kucherov still, then maybe Pasta

Why is Nylander an option?