The Top 10 Thread

[Valeri]

How come you put Brashear on top of Belak?
Brashear has NO wins so far this year.
Why is Godard that low?

Laraque is the beast allright. He outwrestled-outmuscled arguably the best one – Orr.
I wish he (Laraque) were a bit more a team player…

What is McGrattan doing there? It is 2009, not 2005. Let him come and prove ...

[lgbar75]

Originally Posted by Killah_punk

Let's see if they stay healthy enough. I think people tend to overrate King he still hasn't beat guys like Boogaard, Laraque, Brashear, Orr and Belak. Until he gets wins against these boys i won't start call him a future HW champ like some people on this site do.

Agreed. King has yet to put in a full season, McGrattan is attepting a comeback and Boogaard is currently out injured. It's a bit premature to include question marks like these three.

[OneilltheGiant]

My top 10 list starts the same way it finished last season... But because Fritz never made the team all the guys below him move up a place and Steve MacIntyre joins the list at 10.. I'm going to up date my list every month till the end of the season..

It starts out like this..

Wade Belak
Wade will have to have another stand out year to take top spot again. He's more than capable of doing it but with a few more top tough guys playing this year in the Western Div it will take a big effort to retain top spot....

Donald Brashear
Only real lose last season was to Belak and he's started off decent enough this year taking on Sugden twice in pre season and Godard who has the potential to be champ one day..

George Laraque
The guy probable is the best fighter in the league at the minute when he's in top form and fighting regularly.. I think Laraque will easy be in the top 3 come the end of the season again..

Eric Godard
Out of all the guys that have a chance of becoming champ this year and upsetting the 3 above is Godard. He's a regular fighter and on his day can beat anyone in the league. His only probable is consistency. He can go on great runs and then clearly lose to a much lesser fighter, if he's able to stop that this season he has a great chance of going all the way...

Colton Orr
Very much similar to Godard in the consistency levels and if he wants to get to the very top he would need to make sure he's on top form every fight.. Sometimes Orr is a little to predictable in fights coming in swing the right hands all the time, and the top guys know once they have the right under control Orr is very much limited as what he can do.. I think he will have another decent season though at his new team...

Derek Boogaard
If this guy is healthy and if he gets a decent number of fights under his belt against decent guys then he should finish top 5 easy, possible go all the way. But with Scott in the same team and his injury probables Boogaard could go the other way this season.. At the minute he starts mid table..

Raitis Ivanans
Not the most exciting fighter to watch but he's been one of the most hardest to beat since he came up to the NHL.. The guys so strong and is able to manhandle a lot of fighters who can't deal with his strength.. Raitis though will need to have a good season as with all the guys coming back who were out injured the top ten list will be harder to make this season..

Jody Shelley
Mister inconsistent.. He able to hang with anyone in the league but he's also then able to lose to anyone of the top 20 or so guys.. I think Shelley will find it hard to make the top ten this season..

George Parros
Parros will be active as ever but like Shelley he will be a win some lose some fighter and will also struggle to make the top ten this season..

Steve MacIntyre
This guys starts my list at 10 and had a decent year last season... Apart from Godard dropping him and putting him out with a broken eye socket, MacIntyre looked good the rest of the year.. He was the best in the AHL a few seasons ago and has a great Minor league fight card.. He will be one to watch I think this season...


Others I would expect to make the top 10 this year but will have to prove themselves again after a season out is Brian McGrattan and D.J King....

[tomales2]

Jody says "Oh yeah?" He's on his way to your place to kick your butt!!

[HotSauce]

Elite class....top shelf in specific rank.

1.Godard
2.Brashear
3.Belak
4.Orr
5.Laraque

I see 6 thru 8 being able to challenge for top 5 at anytime less injury/consitency......not neccasarily 2nd tier guys but guys that have the ability to take out a top 5 at anytime.

6.Boogaard
7.King
8.McIntyre

This class i see as a notch below the top 8....or 2nd tier if you will......& in no specific order.

9.Shelly
10.Parros
11.Ivanans

[OneilltheGiant]

Originally Posted by tomales2

Jody says "Oh yeah?" He's on his way to your place to kick your butt!!

Don't get me wrong I'm a fan of his since he took Probert on 3 times in one game.. But It looks to me that he could be so much better than he is, only he lacks the consistency of the top guys in the league... One night he looks great against a good fighter the next he loses clearly to guys he should be beating.. If he got the consistency going he could be up there with the Godard's, Orr, Boogaard's at the end of the year..

[tomales2]

Originally Posted by OneilltheGiant

Don't get me wrong I'm a fan of his since he took Probert on 3 times in one game.. But It looks to me that he could be so much better than he is only he lacks the consistency of the top guys in the league... One night he looks great against a good fighter the next he loses clearly to guys he should be beating.. If he got the consistency going he could be up there with the Godard's, Orr, Boogaard's at the end of the year..

I was just teasing you. He is very inconsistent. I don't know if age is catching up to him, the competition is better these days (certainly a lot of huge guys), if he tired from playing a lot and really having very little support until Staubitz arrived and he's a middleweight. But he's my guy, on my team and am sticking with him until the bitter end.

[Taubi]

Originally Posted by HotSauce

Elite class....top shelf in specific rank.

1.Godard
2.Brashear
3.Belak
4.Orr
5.Laraque

I see 6 thru 8 being able to challenge for top 5 at anytime less injury/consitency......not neccasarily 2nd tier guys but guys that have the ability to take out a top 5 at anytime.

6.Boogaard
7.King
8.McIntyre

This class i see as a notch below the top 8....or 2nd tier if you will......& in no specific order.

9.Shelly
10.Parros
11.Ivanans

I like this, but John Scott beat Parros last Night.
And i think Parros and Ivanans are better than Shelly + a fit McGrattan is still better than Shelly.

[Sugden Flu]

1. Wade Belak
2. Georges Laraque
3. Donald Brashear
4. Eric Godard
5. Colton Orr
6. Derek Boogaard
7. Steve MacIntyre
8. Raitis Ivanans
9. John Scott
10. George Parros

One of these guys will be replaced by Brian McGrattan if he stays healthy.

[HotSauce]

Originally Posted by Taubi

I like this, but John Scott beat Parros last Night.
And i think Parros and Ivanans are better than Shelly + a fit McGrattan is still better than Shelly.

Yes,interesting flurry of activity in the bottom 10/11 last night.

Shelley deserves recognition for his longevity but more importantly,with what he did last year.....Ivanans took it to him here with a clear W.

Scott TKO`s Parros in his best outing yet....he figured out how to string his opponent out & use his reach effectively...both with the jab & power hand.
a couple more outings like that & he`ll bump Shelley from the last group.

9 thru 11 taking shape with Ivanans/Parros/Shelly respectively.

[HotSauce]

McGratton`s done unfortunately,imo.......he`s a band aid & will never be the same with that shoulder injury.........too bad,very entertaining enforcer with a great style.

[skacore]

Originally Posted by HotSauce

McGratton`s done unfortunately,imo.......he`s a band aid & will never be the same with that shoulder injury.........too bad,very entertaining enforcer with a great style.

I'm willing to give McGrattan 1 more year to rebound before I write him off...

[HotSauce]

sounds fair....

[rydmad]

1-belak
2-orr
3-brash
4-bgl
5-godard
6-boogard
7-ivanans
8-big mac
9-parros
10-fritz

[OneilltheGiant]

Originally Posted by rydmad

1-belak
2-orr
3-brash
4-bgl
5-godard
6-boogard
7-ivanans
8-big mac
9-parros
10-fritz

List is good, but Fritz is not up this year and will probable not be up..