Definitely had a couple blunders, Draisaitl should’ve been mentioned for 29 and also 90 should have been O Reilly. I knew a couple of these would happen when talking about almost 100 players in one video 😂
@@Rindiculousfun I disagree. Mackinnon may be more flashy but Drai is a offensive powerhouse and touches other areas of the game like the penalty kill (5 on 3's too). Let's not forget that Draisaitl put up 17 points in 5 games against Sutter's Flames on one leg. I think that was highest points per game in a full series of all time.
I think Suzuki should have been mentioned for #14. Since he had more points, and was playing on a terrible team, yet still did amazing for a rookie centre
@@samuelstevenson6833 facts. Especially for a vid about current best. Last season Drai had 55 goals and 55 assists. 110 points. And he broke playoff records. Drai doesn’t deserve a mention. He deserves the spot as best #29.
@@hockeyfan1083 Drai is better bro get off the Avs dick. 55 goals vs 32 goals. Same assist total. One actually hit 100 points this year. Drai plays on pk especially 3v5 pk and does amazing at it. Mac doesn’t do a single thing better than Drai except for speed. Drai wins every other category of skill. Also if we are bringing playoffs into this. Drai broke Gretzky’s record for points in a series and consecutive 3+ point games. MacKinnon had 0 individual awards. Has never come close to breaking any records. But Drai has all those. So how you gonna try and say MacKinnon is better?
@@pale_saint I don't agree. It seems like Trotz was at a wall in what he could bring. Lane is a younger Coach who is willing to test different line combos and styles. Lane would've left for Detriot or somewhere else and Trotz may not have stayed after his contract was up at the end of next year. I believe letting Trotz go and keeping Lane was a good decision.
@@munkeslamik2708 yeah? How many games did they win in round 3 with all their points? How many games have the played in the finals leading the post season in points.
imo saros deserves an honorable mention for #74, even though I'm happily surprised you went with slavin, that guy is still very underrated and easily forgotten!
Hot take Mathews isn’t a top 5 player in the league. You have to be able to make it to the 2nd round no excuses. Especially if you have a top 3 supporting cast.
@@Jay-do4rv I’m sorry I used to think the same way but I see differently now. For one the 2nd round. Like come on man he has an amazing supporting cast but can’t make it past the 1st round and it’s been 5 years now no more excuses. On scoring doesn’t make you a good player it’s just a number there’s a lot more to hockey like defensive and his take way ratio does not prove he is a good defender he is just in the passing lanes. And in my ilion Mcdavid, Leon, Makar, Crosby, Nathan Mackinnon, and Igor are all way better and more valuable to there team. I Guarantee that If I put any of the players that I named on Toronto instead of Matthew’s they world be in the finals right now. He is just overrated because Toronto is a massive market and they always overhype there players.
Before the video even started I said to myself, "I wonder if he'll pick Makar over Ovechkin" I thought you would pick Makar and I was right. I also agree with you too
Yea so honorable mentions you missed out is Forsberg (9), Draisaitl (29), Talbot (33), Kuemper (35), Bunting (58), Thompson (72), Saros (74) and Atkinson (89).
Dylan Samberg probably won’t be putting up much points but he came in and was single-handedly one of the best defensive presence on the ice for the Jets. He could be a great shut down D for the future
Almost all of these I completely agree with other than 41 (I’d take Vanecek), 42 (Forsling), 45 (Carrier every day of the week), 54 (Dakota), 62 (Montour), 72 (Faulk since it’s based on just last year), 83 (Lammikko), 87 (Reichel), 90 (O’Reilly as you mentioned although I think Merzlikins was the MVP of his team) A lot of really good picks especially on close ones. Perfect judgement picks that most including myself would have originally disagreed with. Most of these guys I mentioned are bottom 6 players anyways
@@olivierlaperle7206 Yeah but Montour was really good last year. Lehkonen is an elite 3rd line player while Montour would be a very solid 2nd line defender on most teams, and is amazing on special teams. It depends on what you value
@@mahockey3 lol wtf??? That is the most insane take I've ever heard. Mackinnon is by far better than anyone not named McDavid. He's just slept on because he's not in a Canadian market and has been around awhile. Makar gets all the hype because he's young despite Hedman and Josi being far and above him in everything except maybe straight line speed and shooting.
Well like they say “Forgot About Drai” he’s been a top player since 18-19 season folks still forget about him. But MacKinnon and Draisaitl is tough to choose since both are easily top 5 players in the league
Great video. For 38 I can see Hartman, but I would argue Boone Jenner, who had a super underrated season. He had 44 points in 59 games, which equates to about 61 points in 82 games, so while he had a slightly lower PPG than Hartman I think Boone brings more to the table with his physicality (80 hits to Hartman’s 72 in 23 less games), shot blocking ability (56 blocked shots to Hartman’s 48 in 23 less games), and faceoff ability (53.6% to Hartman’s 44.8% with 55 more faceoffs taken)
@@logancorbeil9573 that’s awesome, I’ve never gotten to meet him personally, but from everything I’ve read and heard he sounds like a genuinely great guy, and us Jackets fans are super happy to have him as our captain
Jumbo Joe Thornton didn't wear 97 this year. He went back to the 19 he's worn nearly his whole career (last season it was 97 and in his first couple seasons as a rookie in Boston it was 6)
@@emreapperson766 Nah, only reason he changed away from 19 when he went to Toronto was it was taken by Spezza. Spezza actually originally offered it to Jumbo when he joined the Leafs out of respect, but Jumbo declined since Spezza had worn that number for most of his career as well. I guess Mason Marchment's 33 games wearing number 19 wasn't enough to keep Jumbo from going back to it.
@@kellan5290 Best defenseman in the world. Unless you think it's Josi I'd give you that Josi is insane. Makar is good but not on either of their levels.
I can never wrap my head around why McAvoy still isn’t a lock for top 3 defenseman. Best defensive analytics in the league and his offense is only getting better. Top 10 for a long time??? Like cmon that’s just disrespectful.
In talks of defenseman, Josi had a better year than Hedman, Fox, Makar and so why leave him out of the top 3? Josi was literally 4 points shy of putting up 100 points and had the best point totals as a defenseman since Phil Housley in 93.
Josi did not have a better year than Makar and Hedman. Ooooohhh he had 96 points? Yes, because his teammates had an insane scoring efficiency, not because Josi created so many more chances. He led the entire league in goals above expected by line mates. And on the other side of the ice, he wasn't even average. He was a liability on defense. Makar and Hedman were only 10 and 11 points behind Josi and they did not completely sacrificed their defensive game, but were really good at both ends of the ice. And if their teammates had the same scoring efficiency as Forsberg and Duchene, both of the would have had more points than Josi.
Imo MacKinnon is a lock at 6th best player in the league behind CM97 AM34 CM8 NK86 LD29 NM29 The ones that stand out that I disagree with are # 16,29,42, #16 Marner #29 Driasital #42 Kapanen
Idk how I noticed this but the background footage has like an outrageous amount of moments where the flames get scored on. I was eating while watching this and everytime I looked up, marky or vladar was getting beat. This is a conspiracy
# 88: hands down, David Pasternak; Kane's effectiveness is dwindling because Chicago has lost key players since their glory cup years; and "Pasta" can and has beaten "Vasi" quite consistently...
@@WestonNYR Even if Colorado didn’t have MacKinnon, they still could have won against the Oilers. Its just a sentiment to how stacked the whole Avalanche roster is.
You know what, I'm going to go spicy with it and name Makar as the second best player in the NHL right after McDavid, he is basically the McDavid of defensemen, doesn't get much better than him.
I just read somewhere else in this comment section that Makar is being carried by MacKinnon and he be average on another team. So, there's that. (I agree with you - he's fantastic - can't wait for the Avalanche/Redwings rivalry to come back - Makar vs Seider...)
Definitely had a couple blunders, Draisaitl should’ve been mentioned for 29 and also 90 should have been O Reilly. I knew a couple of these would happen when talking about almost 100 players in one video 😂
Number 37 could’ve been hellebuyck too not even a hm kinda hurts
No love for Dylan Larkin
@@justinshields3819 he’s a wings fan, might seem like a homer and seem biased
Drasaitle should have won 29
@@Dhaliwal03187 No. Nathan MacKinnon, then Leon Draisaitl in 2nd.
I agree with MacKinnon at #29 but saying it’s no contest is a bit of disrespect on Draisaitl.
I think MacKinnion in far better
But it is no contest. Draisaitl is good and top 10-20 in the league but he's no defacto second best player in the league like Mackinnon is.
@@Rindiculousfun draisaitl is top 5 in the whole league
That was kind of wild to say, I’ll be honest I just knew Mack was 29 and didn’t worry about honourable mentions so I kinda forgot about drai 💀
@@Rindiculousfun I disagree. Mackinnon may be more flashy but Drai is a offensive powerhouse and touches other areas of the game like the penalty kill (5 on 3's too). Let's not forget that Draisaitl put up 17 points in 5 games against Sutter's Flames on one leg. I think that was highest points per game in a full series of all time.
#69: My be a pro player
Facts
Everyone's Be a Pro player wears 69 and has a porn stache
@@OhNyquist why isn't there a 69?
@@kaiutinx525 because no one wheres it?
@@VADR27 oh that's odd
I think Suzuki should have been mentioned for #14. Since he had more points, and was playing on a terrible team, yet still did amazing for a rookie centre
I was ready to write that. For me, it was a miss. I think if you are consider the best players across the league there should be a team handicap.
Not a rookie though.
@@damnwall Eriksson Ek was far better though
@@joeroganreal No he wasn't lol
Drai is a hart trophy winner, 2 time 50 goal scorer and had 32 in the playoffs on one leg
Who?
That doesn’t mean he’s better than mackinnon
I feel like Leon Draisaitl deserves at least a honourable mention
Not saying he's better than MacKinnon but he's at least top 10 in the leauge, probably even top 5
@@bmoaw3321 I’m an oilers fan so I can’t say anything since I’d be biased
Draisaitl is way better then Mackinnon!
@@samuelstevenson6833 facts. Especially for a vid about current best. Last season Drai had 55 goals and 55 assists. 110 points. And he broke playoff records. Drai doesn’t deserve a mention. He deserves the spot as best #29.
@@obi-wankenobigoat So true my man
“No competition”
Except for that guy that plays on the Oilers and wears #29
MacKinnon is better than Draisaitl.
@@hockeyfan1083 but its still his competition bc drai is a very good hockey player but ofc mackinnon is better
@@hockeyfan1083 Drai is better bro get off the Avs dick. 55 goals vs 32 goals. Same assist total. One actually hit 100 points this year. Drai plays on pk especially 3v5 pk and does amazing at it. Mac doesn’t do a single thing better than Drai except for speed. Drai wins every other category of skill. Also if we are bringing playoffs into this. Drai broke Gretzky’s record for points in a series and consecutive 3+ point games. MacKinnon had 0 individual awards. Has never come close to breaking any records. But Drai has all those. So how you gonna try and say MacKinnon is better?
Seeing Pelech, Pulock and then Toews so close just made me realize again the Islanders really let Toews go...We miss him.
Isles have made some dumb decisions lately, letting Trotz go was even worse
@@pale_saint I don't agree. It seems like Trotz was at a wall in what he could bring. Lane is a younger Coach who is willing to test different line combos and styles. Lane would've left for Detriot or somewhere else and Trotz may not have stayed after his contract was up at the end of next year. I believe letting Trotz go and keeping Lane was a good decision.
Damn not even an Honourable mention for Draisaitl
My guy forgot Draisaitl has #29... no competition for MacKinnon?! What
I dig it. I got #4 Byram, #26 Wheeler, #35 Kuemper, #59 Guentzel, #79 Colton, and #90 O'Reilly personally
Bro says #29 is a no contest like draisaitl didn’t outperform mackinnon his past season WHICH THIS IS BASED OFF OF.
Points aren’t everything
@@christyouredumb956 points help you win games
@@munkeslamik2708 yeah? How many games did they win in round 3 with all their points? How many games have the played in the finals leading the post season in points.
@@christyouredumb956bro Colorado is a stacked team and the Oilers are, well the Oilers.
imo saros deserves an honorable mention for #74, even though I'm happily surprised you went with slavin, that guy is still very underrated and easily forgotten!
Leave a like if you guys enjoy, this one took forever!
W, i thought it was Arizona
Absolutely love the content man, easily on my list of favorite hockey youtubers 💜
Hot take Mathews isn’t a top 5 player in the league. You have to be able to make it to the 2nd round no excuses. Especially if you have a top 3 supporting cast.
@@joshuagarone3744 he’s top 2 imo
It’s a team sport
@@Jay-do4rv I’m sorry I used to think the same way but I see differently now. For one the 2nd round. Like come on man he has an amazing supporting cast but can’t make it past the 1st round and it’s been 5 years now no more excuses. On scoring doesn’t make you a good player it’s just a number there’s a lot more to hockey like defensive and his take way ratio does not prove he is a good defender he is just in the passing lanes. And in my ilion Mcdavid, Leon, Makar, Crosby, Nathan Mackinnon, and Igor are all way better and more valuable to there team. I Guarantee that If I put any of the players that I named on Toronto instead of Matthew’s they world be in the finals right now. He is just overrated because Toronto is a massive market and they always overhype there players.
Faulk at 72 also is an underrated beast he deserved an hm
I would honestly pick Kuzy instead of Landeskog. He had a wonderful season.
Kuzy was crazy good this year, had a really nice bounce back season for the capd
I think k Andre Miller deserves an honorable mention for 79
Before the video even started I said to myself, "I wonder if he'll pick Makar over Ovechkin" I thought you would pick Makar and I was right. I also agree with you too
5:54 I could instantly tell what goal that was by the celebration, that goal was pretty hype with Kaprizov struggling a bit to start the season.
for 29 not even an honorable mention for one of the top five forwards, Leon draisaitle?
55 should have had Lindgren as an honorable mention
#29 should have been leon draistil
29 should be Leon Draisaitl!
MacKinnon is better
They are different style players. Hard to say who's the better...they are both awfully good
While I’m an oilers fan, I disagree, I do think Mac is quite a bit better, however an honourable mention would’ve been nice
Yea so honorable mentions you missed out is Forsberg (9), Draisaitl (29), Talbot (33), Kuemper (35), Bunting (58), Thompson (72), Saros (74) and Atkinson (89).
Hellebuyck (37) as well
@@twitchinjalapeno8929 yea he bailed out his team for sure.
Great video!! Congrats!👏👏
Haven't watched the video yet but something tells me as a caps fan that I'll be Reeee'ing at the number 8 selection
There's Cale Makar
Love these kinds of videos just love your content in general ♥️
Dylan Samberg probably won’t be putting up much points but he came in and was single-handedly one of the best defensive presence on the ice for the Jets. He could be a great shut down D for the future
Kandre Miller should get some love at 79, amazing video!!!!
I do agree with you with Dahlin
Blake Wheeler - Offense
Rasmus Dahlin - Defense
Rasmus Dahlin - All-around
#17 has to be lucic im calling it
#2 is Duncan Keith.
Draistle deserves more credit
as a flames fan, this makes me happy and this video was super enjoyable! Love the vids
No honorable mention for Timo Meier?
When is the next ask me anything I’ve been in one love them sooooo much
Keep up the good work
Go Avs Go
Almost all of these I completely agree with other than 41 (I’d take Vanecek), 42 (Forsling), 45 (Carrier every day of the week), 54 (Dakota), 62 (Montour), 72 (Faulk since it’s based on just last year), 83 (Lammikko), 87 (Reichel), 90 (O’Reilly as you mentioned although I think Merzlikins was the MVP of his team)
A lot of really good picks especially on close ones. Perfect judgement picks that most including myself would have originally disagreed with. Most of these guys I mentioned are bottom 6 players anyways
Lehkonen probably have twice more value than Montour
@@olivierlaperle7206 Yeah but Montour was really good last year. Lehkonen is an elite 3rd line player while Montour would be a very solid 2nd line defender on most teams, and is amazing on special teams. It depends on what you value
I'm definitely taking K'Andre Miller over Colton, maybe Hart too
No contest for 29, did Drai die?
Great vid as always OhNyquist!
I love Chabot's game, he's electric with the puck and has unreal vision
Artem Zub #2 is underrated
long beach native matt nieto was actually one of the best penalty killers in the entire nhl this year
Dammit, it's 3:30pm, I don't need to be drinking yet.
It should not be close between Barkov and Marner... Barkovs playoffs were not greatest but he is still top10 player in NHL.
Yah exactly. Barkov is a top 5 player in the league only behind the big 3 in McD, MacK, and Hedman
@@Rindiculousfun I'd put Makar in front of Hedman and Draisaitl in front of MacKinnon
@@mahockey3 lol wtf??? That is the most insane take I've ever heard. Mackinnon is by far better than anyone not named McDavid. He's just slept on because he's not in a Canadian market and has been around awhile. Makar gets all the hype because he's young despite Hedman and Josi being far and above him in everything except maybe straight line speed and shooting.
35 has to be jarry. Look at his past 3 years and he is elite. Last year a 0.911 was a “down year”
“Johnny Gaudreau who was a hart trophy candidate this season”
Shesterkin, Matthews and McDavid want to know your location
Candidate and finalist are two different things.
Drai was miles better the Mackinnon this season and in the playoffs
MacKinnon is better. If he had played 82 games, he would score more points than Draisaitl.
@@hockeyfan1083 probably not, tho he would have gotten to 100 points or close to it.
is the way you pronounce vegas some insider meme or? anyways good content keep it up :)
You could also put Erik Johnson in for #6. Career year and a bedrock for Colorado's defense.
Boqvist at #27, he had 21 goals in 52 games as a defenceman
Well like they say “Forgot About Drai” he’s been a top player since 18-19 season folks still forget about him. But MacKinnon and Draisaitl is tough to choose since both are easily top 5 players in the league
A sniper and a playmaker, who do you choose?
I would have taken Filip Forsberg over Miller
Put some respect on Miller’s name
Suzuki 14
Great Video! Disagree with your top 3 defenseman. IMO Josi is a top 3! (Makar/Josi/Hedman) then you can put Fox at #4.
K’Andre Miller > carter hart and ross colton
Hart is the best #79
Great video. For 38 I can see Hartman, but I would argue Boone Jenner, who had a super underrated season. He had 44 points in 59 games, which equates to about 61 points in 82 games, so while he had a slightly lower PPG than Hartman I think Boone brings more to the table with his physicality (80 hits to Hartman’s 72 in 23 less games), shot blocking ability (56 blocked shots to Hartman’s 48 in 23 less games), and faceoff ability (53.6% to Hartman’s 44.8% with 55 more faceoffs taken)
I know Jenner’s family and he’s best friends with my cousin lmao
@@logancorbeil9573 that’s awesome, I’ve never gotten to meet him personally, but from everything I’ve read and heard he sounds like a genuinely great guy, and us Jackets fans are super happy to have him as our captain
Woah, as a blues fan I did not expect this many blues players
Torey krug #1 defence
I think you mistyped Tom Wilson as "Quinn Hughes" but besides that great vid.
That’s funny
@@jesuschrist6688 not a joke. Wilson >>>>>
@@ifnpima3674 not when he blows off someone’s head
@jesus Christ yes my lord twas indeed funny
This whole video the only thing on my mind was "man I hope theres a #97 joke". Shoulda been the great Jumbo Joe Thornton but I am not disappointed
Jumbo Joe Thornton didn't wear 97 this year. He went back to the 19 he's worn nearly his whole career (last season it was 97 and in his first couple seasons as a rookie in Boston it was 6)
@@jonmendelson1104 oh for some reason I thought it was 97 in Florida
@@emreapperson766 Nah, only reason he changed away from 19 when he went to Toronto was it was taken by Spezza. Spezza actually originally offered it to Jumbo when he joined the Leafs out of respect, but Jumbo declined since Spezza had worn that number for most of his career as well. I guess Mason Marchment's 33 games wearing number 19 wasn't enough to keep Jumbo from going back to it.
@@jonmendelson1104 ah OK I see
Why the Gaudreau pic look like a mugshot for a murderer
90 should be Ryan O’Reilly one of the best centers in the league, very good at playmaking,defense,and offense.
I was expecting a Jess’s Pollock joke at #69
Hot Take: Mikheyev > Karlsson this year
23= Esa Lindell
1=Esa Lindell
because he is number 1 in our hearts
Top 3 players imo is mcdavid, Matthews, makar.
lol makar not even the best on his team. It's McDavid, Mackinnon, Hedman
@@Rindiculousfun Hedman????
@@kellan5290 Best defenseman in the world. Unless you think it's Josi I'd give you that Josi is insane. Makar is good but not on either of their levels.
Makar is on their level but Herman’s a little better.it’s McDavid offense Hedman defense and valekskiy/ shersterkien depends on the day
@LETZ GO ICE Canucks fan so I'm completely neutral on this.
#90 is definitely David Ayres, with a 100% win ratio in NHL games, he has to be one of the best goalies to ever exist.
Scheifiele's picture looks like a mugshot.
#74 should Be juuse Saros in My opinion
Can you do an all time one?
Number 99 on the all time list is definitely Rick Dudley. 66 is Yanick Dupre. 90 is David Ayres.
@@jonmendelson1104 nah 66 is josh ho sang
Personally, Dougie Hamilton over Drouin
When Roman josi retires it’ll be guentzel
29 should be Draisatil
MacKinnon is better
Marner > Barkov
Point > Robertson
Draisaitl > MacKinnon
You could also consider Taylor hall at 71
Despite not having number 69 this year, I think we can all agree the best number 69 guy would be Andrew Desjardins all time
Pulock had down year too
Edler needs some respect :]
Larkin deserves honorable mention
29 Dryden hunt
does anyone know why most goalies numbers are in the thirties
i was thinking oreilly for 90
Everywhere Eichel goes a disaster occurs
How’s number 29 no contest you have Leon Draisatl who might be better
Love the content
you should do this for all time players
What ever happened to goalies being #1 anymore😂😂
Slavin > Saros? That’s interesting
My Habs having two mentions... by default. 💀
Draisaitl >
I can never wrap my head around why McAvoy still isn’t a lock for top 3 defenseman. Best defensive analytics in the league and his offense is only getting better. Top 10 for a long time??? Like cmon that’s just disrespectful.
In talks of defenseman, Josi had a better year than Hedman, Fox, Makar and so why leave him out of the top 3? Josi was literally 4 points shy of putting up 100 points and had the best point totals as a defenseman since Phil Housley in 93.
Josi did not have a better year than Makar and Hedman.
Ooooohhh he had 96 points? Yes, because his teammates had an insane scoring efficiency, not because Josi created so many more chances. He led the entire league in goals above expected by line mates.
And on the other side of the ice, he wasn't even average. He was a liability on defense.
Makar and Hedman were only 10 and 11 points behind Josi and they did not completely sacrificed their defensive game, but were really good at both ends of the ice.
And if their teammates had the same scoring efficiency as Forsberg and Duchene, both of the would have had more points than Josi.
#29 no contest?😂
I don´t disagree with Lindholm, but I think Timo Meier deserved at least an honourable mention.
Imo MacKinnon is a lock at 6th best player in the league behind CM97 AM34 CM8 NK86 LD29 NM29
The ones that stand out that I disagree with are # 16,29,42,
#16 Marner
#29 Driasital
#42 Kapanen
Who is NK?
@@obi-wankenobigoat nikita kucherov
@@johnchrist461 kuch isn’t top 5 imo but if you put him somewhere in top 10 the this order of top 5 is perfect
Suzuki not in consideration for #14?
That's what I was thinking lol
Yea...Suzuki is kinda underrated outside of the Habs fanbase.
Idk how I noticed this but the background footage has like an outrageous amount of moments where the flames get scored on. I was eating while watching this and everytime I looked up, marky or vladar was getting beat. This is a conspiracy
# 88: hands down, David Pasternak; Kane's effectiveness is dwindling because Chicago has lost key players since their glory cup years; and "Pasta" can and has beaten "Vasi" quite consistently...
I’d take Draisaitl over Mac all day and twice in the playoffs
MacKinnon is better
Drai: Gets swept my Mac
@@WestonNYR Even if Colorado didn’t have MacKinnon, they still could have won against the Oilers. Its just a sentiment to how stacked the whole Avalanche roster is.
You know what, I'm going to go spicy with it and name Makar as the second best player in the NHL right after McDavid, he is basically the McDavid of defensemen, doesn't get much better than him.
I just read somewhere else in this comment section that Makar is being carried by MacKinnon and he be average on another team. So, there's that.
(I agree with you - he's fantastic - can't wait for the Avalanche/Redwings rivalry to come back - Makar vs Seider...)
Honestly I feel Marner > Barkov Marner has proven he only gets better and is an elite passer who is starting to find his way to the net
Adrian kempe for #9?