I was looking at the Fear the Fin blog (blog for Sharks).
They have an odd ranking of top 10 LW in Pacific. They go:
10. Chris Higgins, Canucks
9. Andrew Cogliano, Ducks
8. Burrows, Canucks
7. Benoit Pouliot, Oilers
6. David Perron, Oilers
5. Tomas Hertl, Sharks
4. Gaborik, Kings
3. Daniel Sedin, Canucks
2. Taylor Hall, Oilers
1. Patrik Mareau, Sharks
Must be a Canadian writer, lol. Way too much favoritism to the.....Oilers?!?
I'd go
10. Patrick Maroon, Ducks - Sure he doesn't score much, but his presence can dominate the ice and he had a great playoffs
9. Andrew Cogliano, Ducks - Grew into a 20-goal scorer
8. Johnny Gaudreau, Flames - Sure he only played one game last year, but this kid could be the next St. Louis.
7. Tanner Pearson, Kings - The Kings 2012 1st round pick started to shine in the post-season, expect a breakout year for him.
6. Mikkel Boedker, Coyotes - One of the fastest players in the league, two-way player, starting to emerge as a goal scorer. Future is bright for the 24 year old
5. Daniel Sedin - 2 bad years, he is sliding down the scale of talent.
4. Tomas Hertl, Sharks - one of the most promising rookies last year in the NHL
3. Taylor Hall, Oilers - a young stud. Will the Oilers ever teach their forwards to play defense?
2. Patrick Marleau, Sharks - 30/40 goal scorer who should be slowing down
1. Marian Gaborik, Kings - Still in a prime year, Gaborik's speed is deadly on the Kings roster. Hasn't hit 40 gaols since 11'-12', he still has that talent though. Lead all players in goals in the post-season.
[ Edited by SunDevilNiner79 on Sep 24, 2014 at 11:37 AM ]