Mid Season Report Cards

[McGarnagle]

Here's my thoughts, somewhat influenced by cap hit. A lot of the kids are getting pizza.

A+:Matthews
A: Marner, Kadri, Gardiner, Andersen
A-:Nylander
B+:Brown, Hyman, JVR
B: Bozak, Reilly, Zaitsev, Komorov
B-: Carrick, Gauthier
C+: Shoshnikov
C: Martin
C-: Marincin
D: Polwick
F: Backup Goalie auditions

Post what your grades would be for the first half.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Okay,  here are my gradings:

A+  (Awesome) Auston Matthews
A    Mitch (the Magician) Marner
A    Fredrik Andersen
A    Nazem Kadri
A    James Van Riemsdyk
A -  William Nylander
A -  Jake ( the Snake) Gardiner
B + ( Downtown) Connor Brown
B +  Zach Hyman
B+  Tyler Bozak
B +  Morgan Reilly
B    Nikita Zaltsev
B    (Uncle) Leo Komarov
B-    Connor Carrick
C+  Nikita Soshnikov
C-    Roman Polak
C-    Matt Hunwick
D      Frederik (the Goat) Gauthier
D      Matt Martin
D    Ben Smith
D-      Backup goalkeepers

 

[Boston Leaf]

A-  Auston Matthews
A -    Nazem Kadri
B+    Mitch  Marner
B+  Fredrik Andersen
B  James Van Riemsdyk
B    Nikita Zaltsev
B  Zach Hyman
B  William Nylander
B - Jake Gardiner
B-  Connor Brown
B-  Tyler Bozak
B -  Morgan Reilly
C+    Matt Martin
C+    Leo Komarov
C+  Connor Carrick
C-  Nikita Soshnikov
C-    Roman Polak
C-    Matt Hunwick
C-      Frederik Gauthier
D+    Ben Smith
D-      Backup goalkeepers

 

[Coco-puffs]

LOL @ Hunwick and Polak getting the same grades.  They might be on the same pair, but they are definitely playing at different levels.  Only one of them at an NHL one.

My grades:

Forwards:
Matthews - A+
Brown - B+
Hyman - B+
Kadri - A
Komarov - B-
Nylander - B
Bozak - B
JvR - B+
Marner - A
Soshnikov - C
Martin - C-
Smith - D+
Gauthier - C-

Defense:
Rielly - B+
Zaitsev - B-
Gardiner - A-
Carrick - C+
Hunwick - C
Polak - D
Marincin - C-

Goalies:
Andersen - B+
Enroth - F
Other Backups Combined- B+

 

[TBLeafer]

Sure, I'll chime in.

A+  Auston Matthews
A    Mitch Marner, Nazem Kadri, James Van Reimsdyk
A -  Fredrik Andersen, William Nylander, Jake Gardiner
B + Connor Brown, Zach Hyman, Tyler Bozak, Nikita Zaltsev
B    Morgan Reilly, Antoine Bibeau, Curtis McElhinney (Very small sample for those two backups)   
B-  Leo Komarov, Connor Carrick,   
C+  Matt Hunwick
C    Matt Martin, Frederik Gauthier, Roman Polak
C-  Nikita Soshnikov   
D    Ben Smith
F    Jonas Enroth

 

[ZBBM]

The D's for Smith are pretty hilarious groupthink.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

The D's for Smith are pretty hilarious groupthink.

Totally agree. They're way too high.

 

[ZBBM]

The D's for Smith are pretty hilarious groupthink.

Totally agree. They're way too high.

Zinger!

 

[OldTimeHockey]

How exactly are these guys being graded? Are they being compared to another player? Are they being graded relative to the expectations of them coming into the season?

If it's the latter, someone like Brown gets an A+ as most didn't even expect him to stick with the big club

 

[McGarnagle]

In hindsight, I might have overrated Nylander a bit at a A-. He's been dynamite on the PP, but his 5 on 5 play is still a work in progress. And Brown has been great, but only since playing with Matthews, but he's kept up nicely.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Sportsnet's version (written during NHL break):

Dare we compare:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/mid-season-report-card-toronto-maple-leafs-2/