Who are your Top 10 Forwards next season?

[Digitalbooya]

Kaprizov is healthy will score 120+ points...

Yeah, he was still recovering for about half this season from the Stanley fold-up from last season. His pace with Eriksson Ek and Boldy once they were put together (Feb 7th) was something like 127 points per 82 games. Kinda nice when he doesn’t have a 2nd/3rd line tweener (Hartman) as his center and a very clearly declining winger (Zucc) on his opposite wing. Keep Kap-Ek-Boldy together Hynes. Pretty please.

 

[wickedwitch]

Lists without Barkov are cringe

As a neutral fan, I completely agree. And it's not like he had a mediocre (or non-existent) post-season that ended month ago either (which all great players have on occasion).

 

[Cats2TheCup]

As a neutral fan, I completely agree. And it's not like he had a mediocre (or non-existent) post-season that ended month ago either (which all great players have on occasion).

If the reigning Selke Winning, Stanley Cup Champion doesn’t make your top 10 forwards list…lmao

 

[RickyLafleur]

McDavid
MacKinnon
Matthews
Kucherov
Leon
Hughes
Barkov
Pasta
Tkachuk (Matthew)
Point

Pretty solid. I'd probably take Kaprizov over Hughes but that's about it.

 

[IdleTraveller]

Lists without Barkov are cringe

I thought we could retire the very tired "Barkov is the most underrated player" nonsense with him not only winning his second Selke but also being the best player in a team that JUST won the Cup. But alas, apparently not if he can't make a list of top ten forwards in the league... Oh well.

 

[Soundwave]

I thought we could retire the very tired "Barkov is the most underrated player" nonsense with him not only winning his second Selke but also being the best player in a team that JUST won the Cup. But alas, apparently not if he can't make a list of top ten forwards in the league... Oh well.

I think the issue is he's way down the list in league scoring. 27th in league scoring, 3rd on his own team, that's a little unusual for a top 10 forward.

 

[IdleTraveller]

I think the issue is he's way down the list in league scoring. 27th in league scoring, 3rd on his own team, that's a little unusual for a top 10 forward.

I get it, but it feels reductive to reduce hockey to plain old goal scoring - it seems to diminish the sport and the variety of skillsets available to forwards, especially when that skillset is fundamental to how the team plays and wins.

It's OK Barky - we appreciate you and how amazing you are !

 

[Stewie Griffin]

McDavid
Mackinnon
Kucherov
Matthews
Draisaitl
Barkov
Pastrnak
Hughes
Kaprizov
Crosby

 

[filinski77]

Crosby(how did this guy become underrated? He's an all timer)

If anything he's being overrated by a lot of people on this board. Yes, Crosby is a top-10 player of all-time. But that does not mean that at 37 years old he's going to be a top-10 CURRENT forward in the league lol.

Crosby has been around the 14th-18th best offensive forward in the league each of the last 3 years (his age 34/35/36 season), while also having other guys who are a lot better defensively produce pretty similarly (Barkov, Point etc.). Crosby had some of the worst defensive metrics in the league last year, and he's only getting older (entering his 37 year old season).

There's nothing wrong with rating him as the 15th-20th best forward (which is rightfully where he really has been the last handful of years overall).

 

[Imgoingtowork]

I thought this was meant to be scoring league and I wrote that my top figure is scoring league.

 

[Imgoingtowork]

Alex Tuch is a top 50 player maybe even a top 10 player in the scoring league next time.

 

[D1az]

I think the issue is he's way down the list in league scoring. 27th in league scoring, 3rd on his own team, that's a little unusual for a top 10 forward.

I think people tend to forget how hard he works on the penalty kill.
The other guys on these lists don't seem to really do that at all.

 

[Toby91ca]

I think the issue is he's way down the list in league scoring. 27th in league scoring, 3rd on his own team, that's a little unusual for a top 10 forward.

Somehow, someone had B. Tkachuk (42nd in scoring) on the top 10 list.....

 

[sensfan4lifee]

1 - Mcdavid
2 - Kucherov
3- Mackinnon
4 - Mathews
5 - Pastrnak
6 - Drai
7 - Crosby
8 - Miller
9 - Barkov
10 - Hughes

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

If anything he's being overrated by a lot of people on this board. Yes, Crosby is a top-10 player of all-time. But that does not mean that at 37 years old he's going to be a top-10 CURRENT forward in the league lol.

Crosby has been around the 14th-18th best offensive forward in the league each of the last 3 years (his age 34/35/36 season), while also having other guys who are a lot better defensively produce pretty similarly (Barkov, Point etc.). Crosby had some of the worst defensive metrics in the league last year, and he's only getting older (entering his 37 year old season).

There's nothing wrong with rating him as the 15th-20th best forward (which is rightfully where he really has been the last handful of years overall).

His own peers voted Crosby the #1 most complete player in the league just a few months ago.

 

[Imgoingtowork]

Elias Pettersson will do 45 to 60 sticks next time.

 

[dgibb10]

His own peers voted Crosby the #1 most complete player in the league just a few months ago.

In every sport the athletes tend to prove themselves to be very poor judges of talent.

 

[waitin425]

In every sport the athletes tend to prove themselves to be very poor judges of talent.

Exactly. The athletes have no idea what they are even talking about. Come to think of it...they all suck anyways.

Fan sites and internet warriors are where it is at!

 

[dgibb10]

Exactly. The athletes have no idea what they are even talking about. Come to think of it...they all suck anyways.

Fan sites and internet warriors are where it is at!

Cool appeal to authority.

Being good at playing hockey =/= being able to analyze talent.

And pro athletes are often the most narrative driven, biased sources out there.

It's not shocking a league filled with players who grew up watching prime Crosby, still hold him in high regard defensively despite his defensive play dropping off lately

 

[MNRube]

Locks
McDavid
MacKinnon
Kucherov
Barkov
Matthews
Draisaitl

Pick 4
Crosby
Tkachuk
Kaprizov
Pasta
Panarin
Rantanen
Eichel
EP
Hughes

 

[dirtydanglez]

mcdavid, mackinnon, kucherov, draisaitl, matthews, and pastrnak are locks.

the other four could be any of: hughes, rantanen, barkov, kaprizov, tkachuk, panarin, crosby, petterson,

 

[PettersonHughes]

Locks
McDavid
MacKinnon
Kucherov
Barkov
Matthews
Draisaitl

Pick 4
Crosby
Tkachuk
Kaprizov
Pasta
Panarin
Rantanen
Eichel
EP
Hughes

Agreed, though I would also add JT Miller and Point to the "Pick 4" list. Miller's 9th overall last season in points, had 9 GWG, plays in all situations; Point led the league in GWG with 12, also all-situations and of course is a multiple Cup winner.

EDIT: also low-key surprised no one put Bedard. The Hawks are trying to win now and he scored 60+ points as a rookie with no help. He's now got at least Teravainen and Bertuzzi, so I could see him probably reach 90, or is that a reach?

 

[PaulD]

McDavid
Mackinnon
Pastrnak
Draisaitl
Tkachuk
Barkov
Kucherov
Mathews
Crosby
Panarin

 

[Maurice of Orange]

1. LW Ross Johnston - Anaheim
2. LW Nic Deslauriers - Philadelphia
3. RW MacKenzie Entwistle - Florida
4. RW Ryan Reaves - Toronto
5. C Kevin Rooney - Calgary
6. LW Jansen Harkins - Anaheim
7. LW Tyler Motte - Detroit
8. C Rasmus Kupari - Winnipeg
9. C Nikita Alexandrov - St. Louis
10. C Tyson Jost - Carolina

 

[elmaco]

1. LW Ross Johnston - Anaheim
2. LW Nic Deslauriers - Philadelphia
3. RW MacKenzie Entwistle - Florida
4. RW Ryan Reaves - Toronto
5. C Kevin Rooney - Calgary
6. LW Jansen Harkins - Anaheim
7. LW Tyler Motte - Detroit
8. C Rasmus Kupari - Winnipeg
9. C Nikita Alexandrov - St. Louis
10. C Tyson Jost - Carolina

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