Is Mitch Marner the 2nd best RW in the game, right behind Kucherov?

[SeanMoneyHands]

I can't see how he's not, the kid is pretty elite. Easily the second best forward on the Leafs.

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[Connor McConnor]

I’d take Rantanen over him but it’s pretty close between all of them including Panarin and Kirill

 

[High five Tom]

Pasta

 

[Kimota]

 

[leafsfan5]

Yes

 

[Sky04]

RW is stacked with talent right now

 

[BurnabyJoe7]

Rantanen and Pasta are better players. He's right behind them and beside the breadman. Top 5.

 

[TheNumber4]

Barely top 5 but paid like he’s numero uno. Still though, happy to see Mitch is killing it lately, probably Matthews was holding him back like he held Hyman back. Now both players can flourish.

 

[DearDiary]

1. Kucherov
2. Panarin
3. Rantanen
4. Pastrnak

Are the top 4 I would definitely have in front of him

 

[Chips]

It’s tough because there’s several great RWs who tend to go relatively hot and cold like every player and one might look better next week.

Kaprizov is pretty insane, two years before this year of doing insane shit without a real 1st line center edit: he’s in the LW

Rantanen , Pasta

 

[Leafs87]

If his contract was different he’d be viewed different.

When him and AM split up this year, AM’s production suffered. His did not. He’s also not the production of anyone for all the people trying to push this narrative.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Rantanen and Pasta are better players. He's right behind them and beside the breadman. Top 5.

Rantanen possibly

Pasta, contract year.

Doesn't Panarin play LW?

 

[Aashir]

Kucherov
Rantanen
Marner
Pastrnak

Rantanen has a better playoff resume whilst being around equal to him in the regular season

Pastrnak hasn’t kept up in the past couple years. He seems to be back this year tho, so maybe a flip could happen, but he was only ppg the past two season before this while Marner was a 100+ pace point player

 

[nammerus]

Not sure how anyone would take Marner over Rants. Whatever minuscule advantage Leafs fans might feel Marner has in the RS, it's absolutely dwarfed by the massive chasm in PO performance Rants has over Marner.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

How could you not take Rantanen ahead of Marner?

The man is top 10 all time in playoff PPG while Marner activates ghost mode when the season is on the line.

 

[jetsforever]

Probably #3 or #4 IMO

 

[JAS 39 Gripen]

Skillwise, hes at the lower end In the top 5-7 RWs. If you add his paycheck, he’s barely top 10.

Edit: forgot to add “….but if you count the playoffs (which everyone should) he barely cracks the top 20-25”

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Yeah Rantanen is certainly ahead. Actually I think Rantanen is pretty clearly #2, especially once you factor in playoff performance. His numbers are even better then Kucherov's in the playoffs, but Kuch has pretty insane numbers for the 130+ games played.

 

[mac nylander]

Regular season he's up there. I mostly like to compare playoff performers, so no. Not even close.

IMHO

 

[Fatass]

Is Marner the best Leaf since their Cup teams?

 

[Sky04]

Regular season he's up there. I mostly like to compare playoff performers, so no. Not even close.

IMHO

Agreed, the same goes for Matthews.

 

[NightmanCometh]

I can't see how he's not, the kid is pretty elite. Easily the second best forward on the Leafs.

With guys like Rantanen and Pastrnak out there I find it hard to understand how you couldn't even fathom the idea that Marner isn't 2nd best. I mean out of Kuch Rantanen Pasta and Marner... there's 1 name there that just doesn't quite have the same weight as the other 3.

 

[BB88]

Rantanen possibly

Pasta, contract year.

Doesn't Panarin play LW?

How is it Rantanen ”possibly”?

He’s been the superior player in the playoffs and has more points in less games this year.

 

[Spargon]

Skillwise, hes at the lower end In the top 5-7 RWs. If you add his paycheck, he’s barely top 10.

Edit: forgot to add “….but if you count the playoffs (which everyone should) he barely cracks the top 20-25”

These boards have a lot of stupid takes and posters but oh boy are you a gem of dumb. See my avatar

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Barely top 5 but paid like he’s numero uno. Still though, happy to see Mitch is killing it lately, probably Matthews was holding him back like he held Hyman back. Now both players can flourish.

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