Who will be the next "Best Player in the World"?

[Czechboy]

Adam Benak AINEC

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Hutson

 

[Jacked Daniel]

Makar

 

[Tupu]

Lulz, McDavid, MacKinnon, Kucherov and Makar are gona be these guy for years to come and theres noone coming close soon. Im biased with Barky tho, hes shown qualities not to lose it what ever the scoreboard shows.

 

[Craig Ludwig]

Brady Cleveland

I can't remember a prospect drafted second round or better with worse offensive numbers, it is nuts how little points he gets. Can he even handle the puck:

 

[Craig Ludwig]

Lulz, McDavid, MacKinnon, Kucherov and Makar are gona be these guy for years to come and theres noone coming close soon. Im biased with Barky tho, hes shown qualities not to lose it what ever the scoreboard shows.

Am i Missing something, who is Lulz? I think you can include Draisaitl in there (unless that who Lulz is?)

 

[Tupu]

Am i Missing something, who is Lulz? I think you can include Draisaitl in there (unless that who Lulz is?)

Well hed be in really. Sorry for missing him.

 

[Fantomas]

Michkov and Demidov will rule the league.

 

[Oneiro]

I don't think there will be another McDavid/Crosby level player for at least 20 years.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Matthew Rempe

 

[PaulD]

You don't have to be generational to be the best player in the league.

well put it this way - there there is no up and comer in or out of the NHL currently who will be the hands down unanimous best player.

 

[Summer Rose]

Lulz, McDavid, MacKinnon, Kucherov and Makar are gona be these guy for years to come and theres noone coming close soon. Im biased with Barky tho, hes shown qualities not to lose it what ever the scoreboard shows.

Someone will have to take the mantle from them at some point though. My prediction based on pure conjecture is that whoever that may be will only keep the title of "best player in the world" for a couple years, with that title being hotly contested by fans of the team he plays for and fans of other teams (in a totally civil manner too), then get overtaken by someone we haven't actually seen get drafted yet.

 

[robertmac43]

Probs Cowan.

 

[WPGDEVILS]

DuPont if he keeps progressing might be the best defensive prospect in recent history, long time to go but what he is doing is unheard of.

 

[Valushkin]

All I know is, there will certainly be a best player. How good that player will actually be, remains to be seen, but someone’s gotta have that title. Jamie Benn was once the best player in the NHL scoring 80 something points

 

[TropicOfNoReturn]

Quinn Hughes is currently the best player in the world. I suspect he will continue to be for the next 2-3 years.

 

[nowhereman]

Lulz, McDavid, MacKinnon, Kucherov and Makar are gona be these guy for years to come and theres noone coming close soon. Im biased with Barky tho, hes shown qualities not to lose it what ever the scoreboard shows.

With the exception of Makar, all of those guys are in their late-20s/early-30s. At some point, they will take a step back. All the greats do. McDavid is good enough that he can likely keep the title into his 30s but guys like Bedard, McKenna, Celebrini, Dupont, etc. are knocking on the door and could always take the mantle.

 

[Tupu]

With the exception of Makar, all of those guys are in their late-20s/early-30s. At some point, they will take a step back. All the greats do. McDavid is good enough that he can likely keep the title into his 30s but guys like Bedard, McKenna, Celebrini, Dupont, etc. are knocking on the door and could always take the mantle.

Well make me wrong, but I think the best of those are gona be the slowest of the group whose playings aint got anything to do with with their quickness. Just only with their IQ and being able to make play slow.

 

[1989]

Semantically speaking, best player in the world has nothing to do with being a greatest of all time contender.

The next best player in the world could be scoring at a 20 goal, 55 point pace for the next generation's worth of players.

Sure, it won't be the case. But it's entirely possible the NHL enters a lull in "elite generational star" player production and has a group of 12-15 guys who are "only" scoring at 90-110pt paces and nobody is head and shoulders above the rest, let along in the conversation for being amongst GOATs.

 

[Pancakes]

Homer pick: celebrini

Not even sure that's a homer pick given how good he already is.

 

[Coffee]

Homer pick: celebrini

Not a homer pick

 

[Fatass]

McKinnon is the best.

 

[Terry Yake]

hasn't been born yet

 

[lawrence]

Mckenna age for age hes out scoring mcdavid without any help.

 

[Indrid Cold]

I can't remember a prospect drafted second round or better with worse offensive numbers, it is nuts how little points he gets. Can he even handle the puck:

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Doubt he could even handle the puck.... with his hands...