Top 5 Young Guns All Years (Opinions needed)

[canucksfan007]

02/03 .... Ryan Miller

[Estovia]

2002-03:
5. ?? -- Tim Thomas, Ryan Miller ... couple other good names but I think those would be the top candidates.. I might move them both above Hemsky.

2003-04:
5. Dustin Brown, Nathan Horton, Alex Semin, Matt Stajan?

2007-08:
5. Lucic, Halak, Elliott, Rask, Perron, Setoguchi.. you might need 5 more years to call this one.


2009-10
I think it's fair to call Karlsson, Tavares and Duchene ... JVR and Reimer are ok if you want a list right this minute, but I would hold out to see Reimer actually play starter minutes over a season and see if he goes 20-10-5 or 14-14-4 again, the same way I would hold out to see if Myers was just good enough to steal the Calder away from Tavares & Duchene, or if his play this season so far is the reality.


Other than that, I think it's pretty accurate.

[TMLxCrosby87]

Updated with suggestions, thanks everyone

[theusedinstl]

08/09 Pietrangelo?

[jmatchett]

Here's the changes I'd make:

2002-03:
4. Thomas instead of Hemsky

2003-04:
4. Brown instead of Kesler
5. Semin


2006-07:
3. Weber instead of Kessel
5. Letang

2007-08:
5. Backstrom

2008-09:
4. Pietrangelo instead of Schneider

2009-10
3. JVR instead of Reimer
5. Myers

2011-12:
4. Couturier
5. Larsson

2012-13:
5. Allen

Just my 2 cents.

[Habitforming]

09/10 has to have Evander Kane in it. He's one of the top young power forwards in the game (contrary to the Peg's fanbase)

[Craig2]

I would put Nicklas Backstrom ahead of Bobby Ryan, without a doubt. Ryan should be competing for the fifth spot.

Backstrom has the most points of any player from the 2006 draft class, and he's been the Caps' most consistent contributor the past few years.

[sjw241]

I/d do Phaneuf and Getzlaf in 05/06 instead of Perry and Parise. just my opinion

[ravens_creed]

Great thread so far.

[TMLxCrosby87]

Yes thanks for all the input everyone!