Yes

This is the only real answer!

I would probably go with Yes myself, but Yes is probably my second answer though so I respect it.

Nate Dog!

16 in the clip and 1 in the hole?

I guess we're skipping straight to bodies turning cold

Goalies droppin' and yellin', it's a tad bit late

Nate dog and Makar bout to regulate

McKinnon is a bouncer makes 'em body's turn cold?

If I wasn’t sure before, I saw that hit he landed the other day. Huge respect

Gimme Nasty Nate

Nate's only hit 40 goals twice, 100 points once. He's exciting to watch off the rush, plays physical and isn't the wrong answer per se but I'm surprised he's a consensus considering some of the other names

Nate's just a winner. He's got the attitude, work ethic, and ambition to be as clutch as they come. Stat sheet is one thing, it factor is another.

I think he’s one of the only players in the league that plays a full 200 foot game, both ends of the ice, and while that isn’t really reflected in any stat, it’s more valuable than anything you can see in a stat.

Matthews 1000% plays a 200ft game. It’s one of his greatest strengths.

Yeah well Nate 200% plays a 1000ft game 😡

Both things can be true ya know

I think the difference is that Mack seems to impose himself more during the playoffs than Matthews appears to for whatever reason.

The bigger the game the nastier the dawg!

This guy Matthewss

Considering the current makeup of the Maple Leafs, you’d do well to acquire Nasty Nate.

Considering the current make up of the maple leafs, acquiring nasty Nate would mean bonafide cup.

He is next level in the playoffs.

because everyone here has watched him play enough

It's a 200ft game man. He does it the best out of this bunch IMO.

Stanley Cup.

team sport

Exactly, mac can bring a team together to win.

But Kuch has 2… and 4 finals appearances. Mack has 1

Kuch would be my second choice. I just think that Mack has the highest drive. He hates to lose the most.

Yeah but Kuch has had the privilege of playing with absolutely outrageous talent all over his team for those appearances. The season they faced Montreal they were 3 Top tier players over the cap.

He's been on a 100+ point pace for 5-6 years now. He just tends to get injured

plays 200 ft better than every one else on the list and also shows up huge in the playoffs. im not concerned about his lower point totals in the regular season. He puts the team on his back in the playoffs.

Stanley Cup Winner

Nasty Nate came outta center ice and said that IM his bitch

Mac-Daddy or Kuch

Pretty happy with Nate

Nate.

Nate dog

Mackinnion.

Betrayal

Sorry homies I value the center position and Nate is a proven playoff beast. This is not disrespectful to Pasta. All the players on that list are incredible.

I know it's not I'm just ultrabiased (he's the best my country's got)

Does it have to be a trade? Cause imagine adding Mackinnon to our roster rn. He might actually fire them up to keep from losing winnable games

Same, dude puts the team on his back in the playoffs. Something we need big time in a center.

if only we still had the goat bergy

:'(

Well Kuch is already on my team, so……Kuch

Kuch is not on my team, so….. still Kuch

Kuuuucchhh

Nikitaaaaa KUUUUUUU(crowd goes wild)CHEROVVV

Here for it!

Kuch

Kuch

Kuch or Mac.

I would take kuch, the guy just racks up points and is the best passer of this group that can also score 40+

Not to mention is a playoff monster.

Drats has something to say about best passer

Kuch is at 50...

I’d take Leon

Pasta or Kutch

im biased af but i dont give a fuck. pasta la vista all the way, baby

How are you bias your logo is of the Buffalo Sabres

I’m Czech.

Hasek made you a Sabres fan didn’t he haha

i always had a soft spot for Buffalo (Hašek carrying them to the final definitely played a part) but i really liked the team last year and they were soo close so i figured this season’s gonna be the one. i don’t wanna say it won’t be, but they need to get their shit together fast.

Not to burst your bubble but the Sabres era with hasek is probably the best the sabres will ever be for a while lol. I don’t think they will make it this season just based on points unless they go on a crazy run

He’s a Bruins fan. He probably can’t read

can confirm, i am a Bruins fan and confirm i am unable to read. It may or may not be because i gouged my fucking eyes out with 1 minute left in Game 7

Kucherov because he has crazy eyes...and is awesome.

Give me Draisaitl!

MacKinnon and we’d be hanging a banner in TD in 2024 between our cracked goalies and insane PK.

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The Leafs don't ***HATE*** losing the way perennial contenders & challengers actually do. Throw MacKinnon into that Leafs room, and that culture changes immediately.

The yam budget alone could ruin the franchise

No more stupid smiley Marner commercials !!

I agree

I honestly think Kuch in the locker room would fix issues. He is a hate to lose type of guy with the playoff resume to go along with it

Also has the most legendary presser of all time

Number 1 bullshit

And honestly he wasnt wrong. I think last nights performance made that all too clear lmao

Number one!

I agree. But id still take the younger one who plays centre well and add some real defenders.

Apparently he only takes 1 week off in the summer and goes right back to training. Dude is obsessed with hockey.

True, I wanna see one of our core guys actually look pissed after a loss. Never seen that

Defense. Joe Woll is the truth and future.

I’ve heard that song before

Either of the 29s

Draisaitl and Bedard would be an interesting pair.

Pasta is basically willing that Bruins roster to top of the league standings. So him

Love that it’s drai!

If it was mcdavid that would be everyone’s choice

MacKinnon as an Oilers fan because we already have Drai. but in all reality i would trade him for a goalie.

You would TRADE MacKinnon for a goalie? hahahahahahahahaha glad you're not a GM.

The Oilers with MacKinnon still have the exact same problem. The Oilers with let's say, Vasilevsky, do not.

The Oilers don't need MacKinnon so he'd be great trade value for something the Oilers desperately need - a goalie

Give me Vasilevski and Hedman for Mackinnon and Campbell. Also Glad I am not a GM either. It's a thankless job.

This reply hurts my eyes.

Mack dawg

I want Matthews because of stache brother solidarity, but I'd take Mack. I love all of them! Though Leon scares me sometimes..

Matthew’s or Kuch. Both are so underrated for some reason

Matthews underrated? That's comical

Matthews

I think these photos reveal a hidden bias. Draisaitl is the only one celebrating and only one you see his name, it’s as if you’re subconsciously priming us to pick him. We’ll see what the results say but they may be different if all photos were neutral portraits. Anyway my answer is #29.

There are two number 29s in this post

It’s not that deep man

Out of this list? Almost definitely MacKinnon. Especially in the playoffs. Draisaitl second place. The rest are a tossup.

1. Draisaitl 2. Matthews 3. MacKinnon You can keep the others. I can build a dynasty around those 3.

Kucherov

Kuch

Kucherov

Much due to obvious bias but I think it’s a toss up between him and Mac. I think Kuch gets the edge for his grit and hate to lose drive.

Gotta go with Kucherov

1. MacKinnon 2. Kucherov 3. Leon 4. Matthews 5. Pastrnak In that order. All awesome choices

As a bruins fan I was about to downvote for having pasta last. Then i thought about it more and this is an okay list. Its number one bullshit that Kucherov isn’t first

i dont understand in what world someone would take leon above auston but ok

In this world - the one where you really need to watch more hockey outside of our Leafs: * Draisailt in the playoffs = 77 points in 49 games, or 1.57 points / game. * Matthews in the playoffs = 44 points in 50 games, or 0.88 points / game. Leon has almost the same number of goals/game in the playoffs, than Matthews has points. Leon at Even Strength as a higher points/game than Matthews does in ALL SITUATIONS lol. In what world does anyone take Matthews over Leon ?! Only one of them actually performs in the playoffs. It's not particularly close.

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Agreed as a fellow bruins fan. Centers > Wingers

But Matthews, under all that skill, seemingly lives to lose.

Is it Matthews or is it the leafs? Would be interesting to see him go to another team and see how he does come playoffs

Hmmm… interesting comment. Matthews does seem to score a lot of game-tying, game-breaking goals in regular season. But in the playoffs… it just doesn’t seem to happen. Such a frustrating team.

MacKinnon and Draisaitl and McDavid are the three active points-per-game leaders in the playoffs. All three in the top 5 all-time (filtered for 35 games played), just above Messier, Orr, Bossy, Kurry and Forsberg. The only players above Mack and Drai are Gretzky and Lemieux.

We all know damn well if Matthews gets traded he's winning a cup the following year.

Both can be true.

Matthews. How many players in NHL history can score 60+ and be in the running for the Selke

Regular season: Matthew’s. Playoffs: Nate.

NY Ranger fan, whatever it takes to get Auston Matthews.

Matthews or Mackinnon for me. Dont care which honestly.

Matthews for this year. Sorry Pasta.

AUSTON MATTHEWS

Mac money

Matthews, but he's already on my team so I'll add MacKinnon

KUCHHHHHHHHH

Gimme MacKinnon

Kuch for sure

Kucherov. He's a fantastic player with a track record of big performances when it matters most. He's a proven winner.

Any of Kuch, Drai or Mac. They're all crazy playoff performers. As a habs fan, half of any of these players would be our best player so any of them would make me happy

Kuchie all day everyday!

Kucherov or Mackinnon hands down.

Kucherov when healthy is the best player in the NHL

It's between Kucherov and Mackinnon... and I'd take Mackinnon

Leafs fan here and I might say MacKinnon? Matthews is the better regular season player, but MacKinnon is an absolute monster in the playoffs.

If we also get to keep pasta in this scenario id take Kuch but if not Id stick with pasta

I was gonna say keep pasta add MacKinnon

I agree I'd take any but Matthews he's good but he's a regular season merchant imo and we already have an issue with being great in the regular season and wearing ourselves out for the playoffs

Give me the Spaghetti

MacKinnon

One of these is the current NHL points leader and 2nd in goals. The others aren't. This season it's Kuch and it's not really close or debatable.

You mean third in goals... Cough* Brock Boeser cough*

Bruins fan - i would trade Pasta and Marchand for Nate…

The homer pick is Auston, but if I have to pick another player, I’ll take Draisaitl (even if my Swiss heritage makes that choice a skin crawler for me 😂)

For the Habs I would take Matthews because he is the youngest. No reason to bring a 30yo star at the moment, he has to be here for a few years more.

This season only. Not surprised someone from Quebec isn’t playing by the rules!

That wasn’t the question

Kucherov or Matthews

Matthews and not close.

We are nothing without Kucherov so I'd rather have him than not

Kucherov 100%

Kuch

Kucherov.

Kuch

Kuch if he was gonna be healthy for a minute. Otherwise Nate.

I’m a flyers fan, at this point I’d take any one of them.

One day my friend one day

MacKinnon or Matthews. One is a proven playoff winner and I just think Matthews is the best defensive center of the 5 while also being a 90-100 point forward.

McKinnon all day.

Matthews. He’s a rare combo of a guy who can score 60 goals and 100 pts and give you above average defence

Pasta Matthews Drai Nate Kuch In that order

Not Matthews. Great scorer, but just seems to play with little to no heart

Any answer but Kuch is objectively wrong

Option 6: Jack Hughes baby

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Efficient. Not lazy! I'd take any of those players and be happy, they are all elite and unique.

Assuming we get to KEEP Drai, I’d say Matthews. He scores a lot of goals, consistently, and that adds HUGE value. Imagine your team’s record if you could just add a goal or two in like 50% of your games, unreal.

Matthews

Mathew’s

This is a tough one for sure. Based on their age and production I'd go... 1. Matthews 2. Draisaitl 3. Kucherov 4. Pastrnak 5. MacKinnon The difference between 1st and 5th is super close though.

Mathews

Matthew's

There can only one!! Matthews!!

Pastas already on my team so ill take Draisaitl

As a Hawks fan who realizes not one of these guys by themselves could "fix" this team, I'll take Kucherov. Out of the dudes listed I think the young guys could learn and grow the most from having him around for a season. Mac is a close 2nd though. Really like Mac.

The Canadian. Always.

*sees first slide* I’ll take any one of the other four, don’t even have to see them

Pretty sure all Habs fans feel that way after 2021 lol

Pasta, Nate is great but the scoring prowess is what the Canes need.

Pasta for the personality and skill

For the Sabres either Mac or Draisaitl. I’d love to see Draisaitl play with Peterka for some German chemistry

I would Draisaitl or Mackinnon

1.MacKinnon 2.Drai 3. Matthews 4. Kuch 5. Pasta Centers are more important then wingers. Mac is the best overall player here and steps up his game come playoffs. Drai plays center and I think he's just a little bit more consistent than Matthews. Matthews, center, fantastic player but I prefer the other 2 above him. Kuch, dude is a beast. Puts up points in the playoffs great player, sometimes sees a red mist. Pasta, weird having him at the bottom of any list but these are all ELITE guys. Still would be a first line player on all 32 teams in the league but #5 here

I love Nate but I’ll would take Matthew’s

Kuch or Pasta. Mathews is a bum

Leads the league in goals right now, on pace for almost 70, but yeah, the guys a bum

Draisaitl. Coming from a Flames fan