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Top 5 players at each position

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Initial Creation Date: Mar. 23, 2020
Published: Mar. 23, 2020
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$9,538,462$9,538,462
LW
M-NTC
UFA - 2
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$12,500,000$12,500,000
C
UFA - 7
Logo of the New York Rangers
$11,642,857$11,642,857
LW
NMC
UFA - 7
Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
$8,700,000$8,700,000
C
NMC
UFA - 6
Logo of the Boston Bruins
$6,666,667$6,666,667
RW
UFA - 4
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$6,125,000$6,125,000
LW
NMC
UFA - 6
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
$6,300,000$6,300,000
C
UFA - 4
Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
$9,500,000$9,500,000
RW
UFA - 8
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$5,900,000$5,900,000
LW, RW
NMC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$8,500,000$8,500,000
C, LW
UFA - 6
Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks
$2,625,000$2,625,000
RW
NMC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
$3,000,000$3,000,000
LW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
$10,000,000$10,000,000
C
UFA - 7
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
$9,250,000$9,250,000
RW, C
UFA - 6
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$10,893,000$10,893,000
RW
UFA - 6
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
$7,875,000$7,875,000
LD
NMC
UFA - 6
Logo of the Montreal Canadiens
$10,500,000$10,500,000
G
NMC
UFA - 7
Logo of the Washington Capitals
$8,000,000$8,000,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 7
Logo of the Boston Bruins
$7,000,000$7,000,000
G
M-NTC
UFA - 2
Logo of the San Jose Sharks
$10,000,000$10,000,000
RD
NMC
UFA - 8
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$6,400,000$6,400,000
G
UFA - 8
Logo of the Los Angeles Kings
$11,000,000$11,000,000
RD
NMC
UFA - 8
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$5,000,000$5,000,000
G
M-NTC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$5,400,000$5,400,000
RD
UFA - 3
Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights
$3,500,000$3,500,000
G
M-NTC
UFA - 3

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Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:14 p.m.
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Josi is better than Karlsson (Carlson too).
Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:14 p.m.
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Edited Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.
For the goalies I would put

Gibson
Rask
Vasilevsky
Fleury
Binnington
Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:14 p.m.
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Vasilevskiy and Connor Hellabyuck are better than all those goalies but rask.
Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:15 p.m.
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That’s not even close to the top 5 defence in the NHL right now.

Hedman, Pietranglo, Carlsson, Josi and Jones would be much closer... Karlsson and Doughty haven’t been that good at all this year. Doughty hasn’t been top 5 for a few years.... Karlsson hasn’t looked the same since he tore his achilles tendon.
Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:15 p.m.
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Yikes. The goaltending and defense is pointless to debate because you arent even close. Matthews>eichel>draisaitl. Stone>marner>rantanen.
Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:15 p.m.
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That’s not even close to the top 5 defence in the NHL right now.

Hedman, Pietranglo, Carlsson, Josi and Jones would be much closer... Karlsson and Doughty haven’t been that good at all this year. Doughty hasn’t been top 5 for a few years.... Karlsson hasn’t looked the same since he tore his achilles tendon.


The goalies arent close either
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Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:17 p.m.
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The goalies arent close either

Yeah... one position at a time and other seems to have the goalies covered.
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Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.
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Doughty? Hall? Karlsson? What year is this?
Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.
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Yikes. The goaltending and defense is pointless to debate because you arent even close. Matthews>eichel>draisaitl. Stone>marner>rantanen.


Wow, just wow.
Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:31 p.m.
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Yikes. The goaltending and defense is pointless to debate because you arent even close. Matthews>eichel>draisaitl. Stone>marner>rantanen.


Did you just say Matthews is better than Drai and Eichel?
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Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:36 p.m.
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Wow, just wow.


Where are we counting Draisaitl? As a centerman he hasn't been as good as eichel or matthews, thats not hard to see at all. Where draisaitl is best is beside McDavid and I haven't seen McDavid play anywhere else but center so something doesnt add up. I'm not being biased in any way when saying matthews and eichel are better centers then draisaitl because its true, look at their production at center and tell me it's not true
Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:38 p.m.
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Did you just say Matthews is better than Drai and Eichel?


Yup. He's just another clueless Leafs homer.
Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:40 p.m.
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Did you just say Matthews is better than Drai and Eichel?


Yes. Matthews is better then eichel. Matthews is also a better center then draisaitl without question. On your list you have him as a center. Compare matthews' and draisaitl's production/stats while playing center. Its not close. Draisaitl's production away from McDavid is a whole different conversation but theres no doubt that draisaitl is a fantastic player. Just not as good of a centerman as Matthews or eichel
Mar. 23, 2020 at 3:17 p.m.
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Where are we counting Draisaitl? As a centerman he hasn't been as good as eichel or matthews, thats not hard to see at all. Where draisaitl is best is beside McDavid and I haven't seen McDavid play anywhere else but center so something doesnt add up. I'm not being biased in any way when saying matthews and eichel are better centers then draisaitl because its true, look at their production at center and tell me it's not true


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Yes. Matthews is better then eichel. Matthews is also a better center then draisaitl without question. On your list you have him as a center. Compare matthews' and draisaitl's production/stats while playing center. Its not close. Draisaitl's production away from McDavid is a whole different conversation but theres no doubt that draisaitl is a fantastic player. Just not as good of a centerman as Matthews or eichel


You should look up the actual stats before spewing such nonsense. This year, Draisaitl and McDavid played on the same line most of the time up until the December 31st game against NYR, when Leon started the game on the 2nd line with Nugent-Hopkins. Here are the splits:

Pre-December 31st:
McDavid: 41, 22-41-63 -7 1.54 P/GP (1st in league)
Draisaitl: 41, 22-39-61 -18 1.49 P/GP (2nd)

December 31st on:
Draisaitl: 30, 21-28-49 +11 1.63 P/GP (1st in league)
McDavid: 23, 12-22-34 +1 1.48 P/GP (2nd)

So his production went UP when he was moved off of McDavid's line, while McDavid's dropped slightly.

Also, prior to Dec 31st Draisaitl took 606 faceoffs (14.8/GP) vs 373 for McDavid (9.1/GP). From Dec 31 onward, Draisaitl took 663 faceoffs (22.1/GP) vs 297 for McDavid (12.9/GP).

As far as "history as a center", in the past 4 years Draisaitl has taken 4779 faceoffs, good for 21st in the league. In #22 is Nathan MacKinnon. Eichel is #33 and Matthews is #47. Don't tell me this guy doesn't play center.

Oh, and here are those 3 players stats over the past 3 years:

Draisaitl: 231, 118-167-285 1.23 P/GP
Matthews: 200, 118-98-216 1.08 P/GP
Eichel: 212, 89-135-224 1.06 P/GP
Mar. 23, 2020 at 3:35 p.m.
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You should look up the actual stats before spewing such nonsense. This year, Draisaitl and McDavid played on the same line most of the time up until the December 31st game against NYR, when Leon started the game on the 2nd line with Nugent-Hopkins. Here are the splits:

Pre-December 31st:
McDavid: 41, 22-41-63 -7 1.54 P/GP (1st in league)
Draisaitl: 41, 22-39-61 -18 1.49 P/GP (2nd)

December 31st on:
Draisaitl: 30, 21-28-49 +11 1.63 P/GP (1st in league)
McDavid: 23, 12-22-34 +1 1.48 P/GP (2nd)

So his production went UP when he was moved off of McDavid's line, while McDavid's dropped slightly.

Also, prior to Dec 31st Draisaitl took 606 faceoffs (14.8/GP) vs 373 for McDavid (9.1/GP). From Dec 31 onward, Draisaitl took 663 faceoffs (22.1/GP) vs 297 for McDavid (12.9/GP).

As far as "history as a center", in the past 4 years Draisaitl has taken 4779 faceoffs, good for 21st in the league. In #22 is Nathan MacKinnon. Eichel is #33 and Matthews is #47. Don't tell me this guy doesn't play center.

Oh, and here are those 3 players stats over the past 3 years:

Draisaitl: 231, 118-167-285 1.23 P/GP
Matthews: 200, 118-98-216 1.08 P/GP
Eichel: 212, 89-135-224 1.06 P/GP


First off faceoffs arent a good indication of playing center and they arent kept track of properly anyways. Taking the faceoff doesnt mean they are the center by any means. Matthews primary winger is William Nylander. Hes also "good" at faceoffs so Babcock would have matthews take faceoffs on his strong side and nylander take the rest on his strong side. (Matthews is a lefty, nylander a righty) eichel and reinhart are the same but to a far less extent. Matthews has never played wing besides the PP/6 on 5 and maybe a shift or two here and there. You are comparing draisaitl's point totals and the majority of which came on McDavids wing. Matthews and eichel have payed their whole careers at center compared to a 2 month sample size
Mar. 23, 2020 at 3:43 p.m.
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First off faceoffs arent a good indication of playing center and they arent kept track of properly anyways. Taking the faceoff doesnt mean they are the center by any means. Matthews primary winger is William Nylander. Hes also "good" at faceoffs so Babcock would have matthews take faceoffs on his strong side and nylander take the rest on his strong side. (Matthews is a lefty, nylander a righty) eichel and reinhart are the same but to a far less extent. Matthews has never played wing besides the PP/6 on 5 and maybe a shift or two here and there. You are comparing draisaitl's point totals and the majority of which came on McDavids wing. Matthews and eichel have payed their whole careers at center compared to a 2 month sample size


Leon and Connor are both lefties, yet Leon takes the bulk of the faceoffs. That's a tell.

Also, the past 3 years:

Draisaitl: 16.5 faceoffs/GP
Eichel: 16.1
Matthews: 12.6
McDavid: 11.1
Nylander: 6.0

Thanks for making my point for me. Leon Draisaitl is a center, and it's not something that just happened recently.
Mar. 23, 2020 at 3:53 p.m.
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Leon and Connor are both lefties, yet Leon takes the bulk of the faceoffs. That's a tell.

Also, the past 3 years:

Draisaitl: 16.5 faceoffs/GP
Eichel: 16.1
Matthews: 12.6
McDavid: 11.1
Nylander: 6.0

Thanks for making my point for me. Leon Draisaitl is a center, and it's not something that just happened recently.


Or maybe you saw that McDavid isnt good at faceoffs so draisaitl takes them and shifts to the wing. Either way it doesn't matter who takes the faceoffs because McDavid is the center when they are together. Even you cant deny that. The majority of draisaitl's production is a result of playing with McDavid as a winger. Hes not as good of a centerman as eichel or matthews even though he has better goals per game in a very small sample size
Mar. 23, 2020 at 3:57 p.m.
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Or maybe you saw that McDavid isnt good at faceoffs so draisaitl takes them and shifts to the wing. Either way it doesn't matter who takes the faceoffs because McDavid is the center when they are together. Even you cant deny that. The majority of draisaitl's production is a result of playing with McDavid as a winger. Hes not as good of a centerman as eichel or matthews even though he has better goals per game in a very small sample size


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Mar. 23, 2020 at 4:15 p.m.
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Centers are mostly correct, i would say MacKinnon > Crosby now, you could also make an argument for Barkov over Eichel but i think Eichel has solidified that #5 spot this year (this leafs fan saying Matthews is top 5 is killing me laugh )
LW - I would argue Giroux over Hall, hell Miller and Patches have had a pretty amazing year too. Not to mention Tkachuk is right up there too.
RW - I probably take Stone over Marner and Rants, thats about it though.
Defense is way off: 1. Hedman 2. Jones 3. Pietrangelo 4. Josi 5. Carlson (6 would be Hamilton)
Goalies is pretty far off as well. Top 5 should probably be a mic of these guys: Rask, Vasilevskiy, Hellebuyk, Gibson, Fleury, Kuemper, and Binnington
 
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