Top 5 “can’t win with ‘em” players

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

In honor of Mike Singletary’s epic rant, who are the top 5 guys you think you simply can’t win with in the playoffs?

It’s a bit different than worst contract or worst player- we’re looking for highly paid players in big roles who disappear.

For me:

1) Marner. Don’t believe in him come crunch time.
2) PLD. I wouldn’t trust him in big regular season games either.
3) Zibby/Panarin. 2 players.c 1 big disappointment.
4) Nurse. Dude is nervous and bad in playoffs. He’s lower because you can theoretically shelter him, whereas no one is gonna step up to fill offensive roles.
5) Petersson. Feels like he could turn around and be better.

Feels like I’m forgetting some forgettable performances, but lemme know what you think.

PS- and we shall not mention Jumbo. He didn’t fail the playoffs, the playoffs failed him.

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[Machinehead]

I wouldn't group Panarin and Zibanejad together. It's way more Zibanejad.

 

[shaner8989]

Good list

 

[LuGBuG]

As much as I don’t like it Edmonton seems to have a solid chance at winning with Nurse lol.

 

[TopG]

Marner for sure

Marner for sure

Until he gets traded

 

[pabst blue ribbon]

Flavor of the month list

 

[Cowumbus]

In no particular order:
Laine
J. Skinner
Dubois
Barzal
Reilly

 

[KrisLetAngry]

As much as I don’t like it Edmonton seems to have a solid chance at winning with Nurse lol.

This is also after Nurse is having a good series.

 

[Brent Burns Beard]

Tell me I’m wrong?

Ryan Reaves

Kiefer Sherwood

Kevin Fiala

John Marino

Sebastian Aho

 

[BFLO]

Jeff Skinner.

Can’t be a disappointment in the playoffs if you never even make the playoffs.

 

[mr figgles]

Matthews. He shits all over himself and misses games at the thought of playing in the playoffs.

 

[LuGBuG]

Tell me I’m wrong?

Ryan Reaves

Kiefer Sherwood

Kevin Fiala

John Marino

Sebastian Aho

Lol why the Kiefer Sherwood shot

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

Jack Hughes

He would be getting absolutely MANHANDLED in a series against Florida

 

[rypper]

Let's just pump the brakes on Pettersson. First playoffs with fans and an injured knee, didn't show great. In the bubble he roasted the blues and the wild.

Doesn't exactly have a track record either way.

 

[Brent Burns Beard]

Lol why the Kiefer Sherwood shot

I dunno. Has he proven you can with him?

 

[Rowlet]

Let's just pump the brakes on Pettersson. First playoffs with fans and an injured knee, didn't show great. In the bubble he roasted the blues and the wild.

Doesn't exactly have a track record either way.

He was also PPG+ in bubble playoffs and SHL Conn Smythe winner in his D+1

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

Matthews
Marner
Tavares
Rielly
PLD

 

[SI90]

Marner I don’t agree with. He had a rough playoffs this year but in his career he’s been really good in the playoffs AND he’s still elite defensively when he’s not scoring. Again, he didn’t have a good series this year but overall he’s really good. I’d take him in a heartbeat.

 

[Stive Morgan]

Pettersson concerns me because he was incredible in the 2021 bubble with no fans, and invisible in his first real playoff environment.

Of course, one "real" playoffs is a very small sample size which is why I said "concerns me" instead of "lol he sucks" or something. Too early to say yet. But he was embarrassing this postseason.

 

[Forge]

Tell me I’m wrong?

Ryan Reaves

Kiefer Sherwood

Kevin Fiala

John Marino

Sebastian Aho

This is the most random list and I love it

 

[biturbo19]

1. Mitchell "Playoffs Time" Marner.
2. Thomas Chabot.
3. Kevin Fiala.
4. Johnny Gaudreau.
5. The Buffalo Sabres.

 

[Zarzh]

1. Tage Thompson
2. Drake Batherson
3. Thomas Chabot
4. Johnny Gaudreau
5. Fiala

HM: Pettersson-makes an effort but the super high on ice shooting percentage guys usually don't translate well to the playoffs.

 

[Czechboy]

Kadri is the top of this list right before he did win the Cup!

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Jamie Benn is up there.

 

[Akrapovince]

Chabot
Chychrun
Batherson
Korpisalo
Brannstrom