Nikita Nikitin Appreciation Thread

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So help me out here. Are you saying Johnson and Murray rank somewhere between 61-90 or are they between 31-60? I'm having trouble matching your original definition of the top guys with how you ranked ours.

Sorry about that. Just fixed it for clarity. I think of JJ/Murray in the 31-60 group.

 

[EspenK]

I'm curious how folks would rank our defencemen, using the definition of #1 = among the 30 best in the NHL, #2 = 30-60, #3 = 60-90, etc... I find it to be a tough exercise. A guy like Ryan Murray is so consistent but just about everyone else is up and down and its hard to call their spot. JJ, for example, was a #1 beast in the playoffs yet was a disaster in the first months of the season. And where do you put Wiz? He gets a lot of minutes, but probably more than he should, and yet is immensely valuable on the PP.

#1: none
#2: Johnson, Murray
#3: Savard, Wisniewski
#4: Tyutin, Nikitin (UFA)
#5: Goloubef
#6: Prout

Not enough information: Erixon (I expect second pair from him next year).

I say we have 5 or 6 guys who are better than Nikitin, and yet he's a second pair d-man and someone should pay him $4m.

I guess I'd put JJ & Wiz in the 31-60 range,Murray probably in the 61-90 range.Tyutin probably in the 90-120 range. Savard 121-150 and Prout in the bottom 30.
Totally subjective based on my gut feelings.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

I'm curious how folks would rank our defencemen, using the definition of #1 = among the 30 best in the NHL, #2 = 30-60, #3 = 60-90, etc... I find it to be a tough exercise. A guy like Ryan Murray is so consistent but just about everyone else is up and down and its hard to call their spot. JJ, for example, was a #1 beast in the playoffs yet was a disaster in the first months of the season. And where do you put Wiz? He gets a lot of minutes, but probably more than he should, and yet is immensely valuable on the PP.

#1: none
#2: Johnson, Murray
#3: Savard, Wisniewski
#4: Tyutin, Nikitin (UFA)
#5: Goloubef
#6: Prout

Not enough information: Erixon (I expect second pair from him next year).

I say we have 5 or 6 guys who are better than Nikitin, and yet he's a second pair d-man and someone should pay him $4m.

1. JJ
2. Murray
3. Tyutin, Wisniewski
4. Savard, Nikitin
5. Prout
6. Goloubef, Erixon

 

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#1: Johnson
#2: Murray, Wisniewski
#3: Tyutin
#4: Savard, Nikitin (UFA)
#5: Prout,
#6: Goloubef, Erixon

I just want to caveat this is hard to balance as a fit in range vs. slot in a lineup (ie #1 d-man vs. in the top 30) because in my mind JJ is one but not the other.