JagerMeister Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Who have been the best players of the decade so far?, it is not only limited to forwards. Assuming someone actually clicks on this thread and wants to comment, preferably the top ten players of this decade in order but if you don't want to do that, just list a handful of players you think have been the best of this decade so far. Maybe in future time, ( assuming this site is still active by the end of the decade.. ) we can update this topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Johnathan Towes Duncan Keith Drew Doughty Patrick Kane Sidney Crosby Claude Giroux Steven Stamkos Alex Ovechkin Niklas Bakstrom (Capitals #19) Eric Karlsson Henrick Lundquist this is not in any particular order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 1 hour ago, mojo1917 said: Johnathan Towes Duncan Keith Drew Doughty Patrick Kane Sidney Crosby Claude Giroux Steven Stamkos Alex Ovechkin Niklas Bakstrom (Capitals #19) Henrick Lundquist this is not in any particular order. I would add Carey Price (even though I hate the Habs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Karlsson has to be on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 20 hours ago, JackStraw said: Karlsson has to be on the list. Considering the fact that he currently looks like a lock for his third Norris of the decade, I can't possibly see how he can be left off. Not to mention, his offensive stats and contributions are in Bobby Orr/Paul Coffey style rarefied air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 @JackStraw @ScottM okay so I don't pay attention to the Sens. I agree that Karlsson is a bad mfer. let's swap him for Backstrom @BluPuk Carey Price has not shown he's durable enough , when he's in the Habs are tough to beat. He is fantastic. He's hasn't played enough contiguous games for me to have him replace anyone on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 1 hour ago, mojo1917 said: @JackStraw @ScottM okay so I don't pay attention to the Sens. I agree that Karlsson is a bad mfer. let's swap him for Backstrom @BluPuk Carey Price has not shown he's durable enough , when he's in the Habs are tough to beat. He is fantastic. He's hasn't played enough contiguous games for me to have him replace anyone on my list. Why can't we have both Karlsson and Backstrom? Is there a quota for Swedes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Okay, using first team, second team and honorable mention by positon: Goal: 1st: Quick 2nd: Lundqvist Honorable: Price DEFENSE: First: Karlsson and Keith 2nd: Doughty and Weber Honroable: Subban and Suter Wingers: First: Ovechkin and Perry 2nd: Kane and Seguin Honorable: Parise and Nash Center: First: Crosby 2nd: Stamkos Honorable: Backstrom or Giroux Sigh, being objective not a Red Wing in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 On 3/7/2016 at 3:46 PM, mojo1917 said: Johnathan Towes Duncan Keith Drew Doughty Patrick Kane Sidney Crosby Claude Giroux Steven Stamkos Alex Ovechkin Niklas Bakstrom (Capitals #19) Eric Karlsson Henrick Lundquist this is not in any particular order. Impossible to leave Joe Thornton off the list while having Giroux and Stamkos, who have not won anything either He has been top 10 in assists in every single year except the lockout year and top 3 five times. Also top 3 in scoring 3 times and top 10 5 times(6 if he makes it this year) Thornton > Giroux or Stamkos for the decade Edit: unless the post was meant to start in 2010 as opposed to the decade of 2005-06-2015-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 10 minutes ago, J0e Th0rnton said: Impossible to leave Joe Thornton off the list while having Giroux and Stamkos, who have not won anything either He has been top 10 in assists in every single year except the lockout year and top 3 five times. Also top 3 in scoring 3 times and top 10 5 times(6 if he makes it this year) Thornton > Giroux or Stamkos for the decade Edit: unless the post was meant to start in 2010 as opposed to the decade of 2005-06-2015-16 My understanding is the decade was SO FAR meaning 2010 and on. It says a lot that Joe still deserves consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 3 hours ago, J0e Th0rnton said: Impossible to leave Joe Thornton off the list while having Giroux and Stamkos, who have not won anything either He has been top 10 in assists in every single year except the lockout year and top 3 five times. Also top 3 in scoring 3 times and top 10 5 times(6 if he makes it this year) Thornton > Giroux or Stamkos for the decade Edit: unless the post was meant to start in 2010 as opposed to the decade of 2005-06-2015-16 I thought about Joe but the list was top 10, by the time i thought of him the list was full, like for real, no **** he was going to be #11. Giroux has had a better 10's than Jumbo and that's a fact, and that is how i interpreted this list... this is not directed at you solely, but where is your list ? pbbbffft that's onomatopoeia for raspberries i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 5 hours ago, JackStraw said: Why can't we have both Karlsson and Backstrom? Is there a quota for Swedes? yes they can't think out of the box.- that was my go to Volvo joke for 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 7 minutes ago, mojo1917 said: yes they can't think out of the box.- that was my go to Volvo joke for 20 years. I totally don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 8 minutes ago, JackStraw said: I totally don't get it. i thought we shared a brain ? okay , cliff notes. Volvos are from Sweden, their styling was boxy for 20 years, then they made a swoopy coupe and it sucked. the boxy cars were great; safe , reliable built like tanks, the swoopy coupe...couldn't suck enough... ergo the Swedes can't think out of the box. i don't have many friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 3 minutes ago, mojo1917 said: i thought we shared a brain ? okay , cliff notes. Volvos are from Sweden, their styling was boxy for 20 years, then they made a swoopy coupe and it sucked. the boxy cars were great; safe , reliable built like tanks, the swoopy coupe...couldn't suck enough... ergo the Swedes can't think out of the box. i don't have many friends. Oh, I got the whole Volvo/box angle. But what does that have to do with a quota? Help me out here brain-brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 @JackStraw yeah, i kind of lost my own narrative thread there... i saw Swedes and thought of my joke... so now here we are. I don't like Backstrom enough to boot Orange Jesus or Crosby from my list though. Plus we do have Karlsson and Lundquist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 4 minutes ago, mojo1917 said: @JackStraw yeah, i kind of lost my own narrative thread there... i saw Swedes and thought of my joke... so now here we are. I don't like Backstrom enough to boot Orange Jesus or Crosby from my list though. Plus we do have Karlsson and Lundquist. Why does anyone have to be booted? Can't they all just get along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJgoal Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 12 hours ago, J0e Th0rnton said: Impossible to leave Joe Thornton off the list while having Giroux and Stamkos, who have not won anything either He has been top 10 in assists in every single year except the lockout year and top 3 five times. Also top 3 in scoring 3 times and top 10 5 times(6 if he makes it this year) Thornton > Giroux or Stamkos for the decade Edit: unless the post was meant to start in 2010 as opposed to the decade of 2005-06-2015-16 I always take decade to mean from 0-9 - and with the qualifier "so far," it seems like that was what Jager was getting at. While I like Giroux quite a bit as a player, I tend to leave him off lists like this because I don't feel he's quite top-10 worthy. Except that he leads all players in points since the start of the decade (ie, 2010-2011 season - 433). That's a significant point in his favor. However, I have always valued defense and intangibles at least as much as pure point production, so my list doesn't start and end with point-getters. Toews would top my list, along with Keith. Ovechkin, Lundqvist, Karlsson round out my top 5. After that it gets a little murky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 18 hours ago, JackStraw said: Why does anyone have to be booted? Can't they all just get along? Put simply: no. Especially when the Finns realize they were left out altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagerMeister Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 Here's my list in no particular order Sidney Crosby Alexander Ovechkin Claude Giroux Erik Karlsson Henrik Lundqvist Duncan Keith John Tavares Patrice Bergeron Steven Stamkos Carey Price Honourable mentions. Evgeni Malkin: Had that one phenomenal year, but imo has been too inconsistent and susceptible to injury on a seasonal basis for me to add him on the list. Jonathan Toews: He has a Conn Smythe, but his regular season performances are pedestrian by comparison. Especially when Duncan Keith has vastly superior regular season performance while rivaling Toews in the playoffs. And why is Bergeron here over Toews? well again, moderately superior regular season performances with 3 selkes to his name and has excelled in the playoffs when provided the opportunity. Drew Doughty: He doesn't perform to his potential in the regular seasom IMO, especially from what we've seen in the playoffs. Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry The Sedins Nicklas Backstrom Patrick Kane: the end of the year he will likely change my list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyHigh30 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Patrick Kane Jonathan Toews Duncan Keith Erik Karlsson Carey Price Alex Ovechkin Sidney Crosby Claude Giroux Steven Stamkos Henrik Lundqvist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagerMeister Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 27 minutes ago, SkyHigh30 said: Patrick Kane Jonathan Toews Duncan Keith Erik Karlsson Carey Price Alex Ovechkin Sidney Crosby Claude Giroux Steven Stamkos Henrik Lundqvist 3 Blackhawks players on the list....not biased at all... No. Seriously. You guys have 3 potential HHOF players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyHigh30 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 1 minute ago, JagerMeister said: 3 Blackhawks players on the list....not biased at all... No. Seriously. You guys have 3 potential HHOF players... I was also going to add Corey Crawford, but decided to go with Lundqvist instead. Those three Blackhawks I think do deserve to be on the list though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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