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In 3 years do you think Rasmus Dahlin will be the best defenceman in the NHL? Or will it be someone else?
Except when it comes to Ovi winning the rocket.Always take the field.
3 years is too soon imo. He might be the best by then, and he might not. He's only going to be 23. Had Karlsson peaked yet at this age? Can never tell with him. Hedman at 23 was nowhere near the best, nor even his best. Lidstrom won 7 Norrises all after age 30.
I think Dahlin is the most likely to be the best defensemen in the world in 5, or 7 years, and so I might have picked him for a prediction. 3 years it's more likely no than yes.
Who you think will be considered the best player in hockey in 3 years? McDavid vs the field?I think Dahlin will be the best in three years, but no current player is good enough that you should take them over the field.
Taking someone over the field is reserved for Tiger Woods in the early 2000’s, Mike Trout now, maybe what we are approaching with Mahomes. No one in hockey is that good.
Who you think will be considered the best player in hockey in 3 years? McDavid vs the field?
I'd take McDavid
Right now, the field (Heiskanen, Hughes, Makar, McAvoy, Jones, etc.) is clearly ahead of him. He'll need to achieve some pretty rapid growth and hope the other don't continue their rapid trajectory.
IMO, Dahlin is a tremendous player but people were overestimating his impact as a potential McDavid-level "generational" defenseman. There are a lot of stellar young defenders in the league and any one of them could end up being the best. Personally, I'd put my wager on either Heiskanen or Hughes.
Everyone is forgetting Chabot has some real Norris potential, I don't think you can mention the other young guns and not mention him.