Top 100 Forwards in the NHL

Khelandros

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If you are going to rank players based on the past three seasons, Playoffs need to be included. Your top five need to be shuffled around.
1. Sidney Crosby
2. Alex Ovechkin
3. Brad Marchand
4. Evgeni Malkin
5. Patrick Kane
 
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KirkAlbuquerque

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Mar 12, 2014
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Lol no Mack daddy is two. Did you watch the Calgary series? He’s close to McDavid IMO

Exactly what i'm talking about. He's elite but he's nowhere close to McDavid and he's not a top 5 player in the league. Barkov is better than him and he's not even top 10 on this list? Recency bias overload.
 

Sidney the Kidney

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Jun 29, 2009
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Kuch should be ahead of Sid, MacKinnon and Kane should be ahead of Ovi, Stamkos too high, period, and guys like Bergeron and Barkov should be ahead of Tavares (and Stamkos). Also think Marner should be higher than Panarin, but that's more personal preference than based on any sort of undeniable proof.

I just focused on the Top 20. It gets way too muddled after that.
 

Leafsrock95

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Kuch should be ahead of Sid, MacKinnon and Kane should be ahead of Ovi, Stamkos too high, period, and guys like Bergeron and Barkov should be ahead of Tavares (and Stamkos). Also think Marner should be higher than Panarin, but that's more personal preference than based on any sort of undeniable proof.

I just focused on the Top 20. It gets way too muddled after that.
IMO tavares, shef, Barkov and Bergeron are all pretty similar.

Stamkos is definetly too high should be lower than all 4.
 
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Jamie Winston

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Then how did Dylan Strome make it?

Still a pretty good list.
Strome scored 51 points in 58 games with Chicago (scoring at 70 point pace) witch would respectably place him better then fellow player ranked near him Tatar, Oshie, drouin, lee. He deserves to be there.
 

Leafsrock95

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Strome scored 51 points in 58 games with Chicago (scoring at 70 point pace) witch would respectably place him better then fellow player ranked near him Tatar, Oshie, drouin, lee. He deserves to be there.
Not really the guy even said he isn’t putting guys like point who had 1 good year over people who had 1 bad year but a good track record.

Strome shouldn’t b there at all
 

RalphKing

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Strome scored 51 points in 58 games with Chicago (scoring at 70 point pace) witch would respectably place him better then fellow player ranked near him Tatar, Oshie, drouin, lee. He deserves to be there.
Ok...but I quoted the list creator who said he took the last 3 years as consideration when making the list. Now what? How's he done over 3 seasons?
 

illpucks

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Kuch should be ahead of Sid, MacKinnon and Kane should be ahead of Ovi, Stamkos too high, period, and guys like Bergeron and Barkov should be ahead of Tavares (and Stamkos). Also think Marner should be higher than Panarin, but that's more personal preference than based on any sort of undeniable proof.

I just focused on the Top 20. It gets way too muddled after that.
MacKinnon and Kane are not ahead of Ovi. And If Kuch is ahead of Sid he should be above McDavid too.
 

MoreMogilny

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Jul 5, 2009
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I’m not sure how Matthews cracks the top 10 if you ignore potential. He’s a PPG type player right now. That’s not top 10 imo. If you take into account potential then I can see it.
For example, how is he ahead of Drai and Tavares who are the two guys right after him on the list. To me it looks like you’re taking into account potential.

I’ll just speak to the Leafs example but Matthews is a better player than Tavares.
 

wahsnairb

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Jun 9, 2010
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Stone and Debrincat are too low.

Matthews is too high.

Those were most noticeable.
 

TheGuiminator

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Fair enough, except Matthews being overrated AGAIN

Didn’t prove anything yet and he’s ahead of the likes of Draisatl, Bergeron, Tavares, Gaudreau and Barkov whose had career year and played to their actual potentials ? Lol okay..

Plus, I have no problem with Sid at #2. The guy is 31, just put up 100 points, while playing at Selke level and literally carried his team on his back last season. Not to mention that he outpointed guys in their prime like Mackinnon, Gaudreau, Barkov, Matthews, Marner, Rantanen just to name a few.
 
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WetcoastOrca

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Strome scored 51 points in 58 games with Chicago (scoring at 70 point pace) witch would respectably place him better then fellow player ranked near him Tatar, Oshie, drouin, lee. He deserves to be there.
A 58 game sample size shouldn’t vault anyone into this list imo. It’s supposed to be based on three years not 70% of one season.
Strome shouldn’t be anywhere on the list at this point imo.
 

Kamiccolo

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Fair enough, except Matthews being overrated AGAIN

Didn’t prove anything yet and he’s ahead of the likes of Draisatl, Bergeron, Tavares, Gaudreau and Barkov whose had career year and played to their actual potentials ? Lol okay..

Plus, I have no problem with Sid at #2. The guy is 31, just put up 100 points, while playing at Selke level and literally carried his team on his back last season. Not to mention that he outpointed guys in their prime like Mackinnon, Gaudreau, Barkov, Matthews, Marner, Rantanen just to name a few.

If Matthews played wing for McDavid and shot 20% he'd put up a monster season too. Sadly, his most common line mates last year were Johnsson, Marleau, Kapanen, and a struggling Nylander. Matthews is basically what Oilers fans claim Drai is.. A big, elite #1 C who can carry his own line.
 

TheGuiminator

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If Matthews played wing for McDavid and shot 20% he'd put up a monster season too. Sadly, his most common line mates last year were Johnsson, Marleau, Kapanen, and a struggling Nylander. Matthews is basically what Oilers fans claim Drai is.. A big, elite #1 C who can carry his own line.

You can’t put two elite players together and assume they gonna click. It’s all about chemistry. Nothing garantee Matthews would be as much successful as Drasaitl on Mcdavid’s wing.
 

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