StevieY'sguy 1 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 Thornton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted October 4, 2009 okay, voting is closed at a pitiful 17 votes. Parise came in first with 6 votes, or 35.29% Thornton came in second with 5 votes, or 29.41% Chara came in third with 4 votes, or 23.53% Nabokov and Broduer came in fourth with one vote each (5.88%). And now that everyone has had a break from voting for about a week, lets get back on the bandwagon and vote like crazy for the 12th spot!! Chara Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted October 5, 2009 Thornton Still leads the league in points since the lockout - lackluster playoffs can not completely diminish that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drwscc 212 Report post Posted October 5, 2009 Chara Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted October 5, 2009 Brodeur. He should have been about five spots higher than this, but whatever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted October 5, 2009 Thornton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevieY'sguy 1 Report post Posted October 5, 2009 Thornton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeowingsfan 16 Report post Posted October 5, 2009 Thornton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) Edited October 6, 2009 by dat's sick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtomicPunk 296 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 I think this list has a definite Detroit bias. There is no way, as much as I love him, that Zetterberg is the 6th best player in the NHL. That being said...I will vote for...Big Joe Thornton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namingway 146 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 Joe Thornton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 Thornton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Finnish Wing 110 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 Z over Getzlaf... weird. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lidstrom for life 20 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 Rick Nash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTex 1 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 Vinny Lecavalier Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 Z over Getzlaf... weird. In what way? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Finnish Wing 110 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 In what way? I just think Getzlaf is more dominant player. Don't know any areas where he's much behind Zetterberg and his size gives huge advantage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 I just think Getzlaf is more dominant player. Don't know any areas where he's much behind Zetterberg and his size gives huge advantage. He's way behind Zetterberg defensively, and a bit behind him offensively. I'd give Getzlaf an edge in size and fighting though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Finnish Wing 110 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 He's way behind Zetterberg defensively, and a bit behind him offensively. I'd give Getzlaf an edge in size and fighting though Well, of course I hope Z will be the better one. I don't want to argue about these kinda things. We'll see how this season goes, hopefully Z proves me wrong. I'm still a Red Wings fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidish 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 He's way behind Zetterberg defensively, and a bit behind him offensively. I'd give Getzlaf an edge in size and fighting though Getzlaf isn't as defensive minded, but he likewise hasn't been given the same defensive opporunities in his team's system. Who knows, he might be a master and nobody really knows it. (He sure played opposing top lines well in the playoffs.) But I can give no edge to Getzlaf in fighting. No way. Props to him for being willing, but the guy just flat-out can't do much more than make sure he doesn't get whupped. He's no Iginla in that regard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted October 6, 2009 I think this list has a definite Detroit bias. There is no way, as much as I love him, that Zetterberg is the 6th best player in the NHL. That being said...I will vote for...Big Joe Thornton. Well, let's look at it this way. Zetterberg plays in the Central Division, so let's take a look at the top two forwards of the other five divisions: Pacific: Ryan Getzlaf, Joe Thornton Northwest: Jarome Iginla, Martin Havlat Atlantic: Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby Northeast: Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza Southeast: Alexander Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk Malkin, Crosby, Ovechkin, are the only players in that list who could be argued as good or better than Zetterberg given overall performance and ability. Iginla, Getzlaf, Kovalchuk and Thornton all could be argued as top-ten or top-fifteen players in the league. Datsyuk is the only forward in the Central Division who could be argued at or above Z's level. So that would place Z, at very worst, as the fifth-best forward in the league. Then you have to consider defensemen. Lidstrom, Chara, Niedermayer are the three names that come to mind for most people. Lidstrom is the only one who would be considered a top-five player by most people, if anyone were to rank a defenseman in that group. Chara and Niedermayer might get looks as top-ten players. And finally, goaltenders. Martin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo are the only ones with a real shot at cracking the top ten and a long shot at the top five. So what we're looking at is Zetterberg among the top five forwards, probably making the top ten players in the league, with a very good shot at placing higher than tenth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
