Knies vs Slafkovsky vs Cuylle

[GrandmaCookie]

Amongst those U23 big boi forward (to not say powerfoward before an army come here to say this one or that one isn't a powerforward), which one would you take on your team?

Slafkovsky:
70GP 17G 29A 46PTS

Knies:
69GP 25G 24A 49PTS

Cuylle:
74GP 18G 21A 39PTS

 

[Bouboumaster]

Slafkovsky, easy

 

[Boreal01]

Knies comfortably over Slafkovsky (for the moment) with Cuylle as a distant third

 

[Nicko999]

Slafkovsky, easy

I am a Habs fan but what has Slafkovsky done to be so much over Knies?

Similar production and Knies is only a year older.

Preferring Slaf over Knies is fine but it is close.

 

[banks]

It's close. I'll say Slaf right now by a hair, since he doesn't have the star power on his team to help him out like Knies does. But it's undeniably close.

Cuylle is 3rd. It's not an insult, of course, but it's true.

 

[Gliff]

I am a Habs fan but what has Slafkovsky done to be so much over Knies?

Similar production and Knies is only a year older.

Preferring Slaf over Knies is fine but it is close.

I'm not saying AINEC or anything, but one guy plays with Marner and Matthews, and the other plays with Caufield and Suzuki. It is pretty easily Slafkovsky when you take that into account.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Slaf but it’s about as close as it gets, Knies could easily turn out the better player

 

[Aashir]

Knies doesnt outproduce slafkovsky enough to overturn the arguement of who they play with. Suzuki and Caufield are great, but even big habs homers won’t say they are better than Marner and Matthews during the season.

If knies had like 59 in 69 I think you could make the argument but with only a 3 point gap in 1 extra game, you gotta to Slaf.

 

[centipede2233]

Knies doesnt outproduce slafkovsky enough to overturn the arguement of who they play with. Suzuki and Caufield are great, but even big habs homers won’t say they are better than Marner and Matthews during the season.

If knies had like 59 in 69 I think you could make the argument but with only a 3 point gap in 1 extra game, you gotta to Slaf.

Agreed. This is still slaf because of a) pedigree and b) similar production and c) slaf playing with lesser but still good talent. Ask me in a years time, things could change.

 

[PAZ]

Slaf pretty easily considering their age.

 

[Machinehead]

Cuylle is a good player but he feels slightly out of his depth here.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Only 3 NHL players with 150+ hits and 25+ goals this year

Brady Tkachuk
Tom Wilson
Matthew Knies

Slaf has size, he is not a power forward like Knies

 

[Doom Bot]

Only 3 NHL players with 150+ hits and 25+ goals this year

Brady Tkachuk
Tom Wilson
Matthew Knies

Slaf has size, he is not a power forward like Knies

Are you saying that because of the goals or the hits? I don't necessarily disagree but it looks like Slaf has 176 hits and 17 goals while Knies has 173 hits and 25 goals. I would love for Slafkovsky to play like more of a typical power forward but it's just not in his nature. If he ever gets there it will have to be a learned behaviour.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Only 3 NHL players with 150+ hits and 25+ goals this year

Brady Tkachuk
Tom Wilson
Matthew Knies

Slaf has size, he is not a power forward like Knies

Agreed but for the record Slaf has more hits this year lol

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

This is Knies based on the goals alone

 

[Lshap]

Only 3 NHL players with 150+ hits and 25+ goals this year

Brady Tkachuk
Tom Wilson
Matthew Knies

Slaf has size, he is not a power forward like Knies

I thought Knies was Toronto's best player last playoffs. He's terrific, and I agree he's got more aggression/power in his game than Slafkovsky.

Slafkovsky's 1.5 years younger, with stretches where he uses his skill and strength, and looks like the better player. But then he'll have games where he look lost. As a Habs fan, it's frustrating to see great potential one game, then watch it go *poof* the next. I have to remind myself he just turned 21 (3 days ago). There's plenty of runway to determine what he'll become. Same with Knies, naturally.

 

[93gilmour93]

I would easily take Knies.

Only three players in the league with 25 goals and over 150 hits.

Brady Tkachuk
Tom Wilson
Matthew Knies

 

[GrandmaCookie]

Only 3 NHL players with 150+ hits and 25+ goals this year

Brady Tkachuk
Tom Wilson
Matthew Knies

Slaf has size, he is not a power forward like Knies

I would easily take Knies.

Only three players in the league with 25 goals and over 150 hits.

Brady Tkachuk
Tom Wilson
Matthew Knies

Is this something Maple Leafs fan share proudly amongst themselves or is this a burner account who forgot he repeated himself?

 

[TheDoldrums]

What people don’t realize is that 25+ goals and 150+ hits is an exclusive club of only three players.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I would easily take Knies.

Only three players in the league with 25 goals and over 150 hits.

Brady Tkachuk
Tom Wilson
Matthew Knies

Cuylle has 100 more hits than Knies. Only 10 points less, despite Knies playing with better linemates and 1st PP minutes.

They are closer than people want to believe.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Slaf. But I really like Knies.

 

[Heffyhoof]

What people don’t realize is that 25+ goals and 150+ hits is an exclusive club of only three players.

Wow, three posters have mentioned that. I wonder if I type into google if I'll find a recent article saying the same thing?

 

[Heffyhoof]

Slaf. But I really like Knies.

Don't let the fence hurt you too bad.

 

[Michoulicious]

Slaf, of course.

 

[Zeeker]

Cuylle has 100 more hits than Knies. Only 10 points less, despite Knies playing with better linemates and 1st PP minutes.

They are closer than people want to believe.

One of his four votes have been accounted for