National Hockey League (NHL) top forwards today – Part 6
Bobby Ryan
Bobby Ryan is emerged as one of the most important players for the Anaheim Ducks due to his consistent appearances in the team and decent performance at a time when the Ducks really needed all this. The Ducks were expected to face a slump when a couple of
their players got injured mid way through the first half of the season. However, Bobby Ryan alongside some other players in the Ducks roster was able to lead the team and have done a great job in keeping them in contention.
Bobby Ryan led this relatively young and inexperienced team match after match and piled up wins every now and then. During this time he scored 39 points which will surely be the most important 39 points of his career. Ryan Getlaz is expected to return for
the Anaheim Ducks soon and once he returns there is surely going to be a very big increase in his performances which will boost his statistics even further.
If we talk about the long term, then the Anaheim Ducks now have a very good chance of making it not only into the play-offs but for a spot in the Stanley Cup Final.
Thomas Vanek
Though some of you would say that Buffalo Sabres are out of contention for the play-offs but still there is a big chance that you might be wrong. Considering the fact they had to face so many injuries and they aren’t in the last spot in the league is a very
big achievement.
Now things are getting better with all the injured players coming back slowly which means things are going to get better and they have a chance of making it into the play-offs given the level of talent and skill present on their roster.
Coming to the important part which is of course as to how they managed to come up with decent results even though some of their main players were injured? The answer to this as you might very well know is Thomas Vanek.
Once the big names of the franchise return they along with Thomas Vanek surely have the potential to guide them into a play-off position. Going to the tough times with the Buffalo Sabres, Vanek has scored 41 points out of the 49 games he has played so far
and if he continues on doing so along with the returning players then the Buffalo Sabres will surely emerge as a very strong team in the league.
Mikko Koivu
Mikko Koivu is another one of the players in the league who has been able to perform quite well despite the fact that his team hasn’t been in the best of forms. The Minnesota Wild is going through a very tough time where they occasionally come across victories.
Though the play making is relatively weak but still Mikko Koivu has been able to score quite a few goals and is among some of the best forwards in the league this season.
Currently, Mikko Koivu has played 49 games in the season and scoring 43 points in a team which is struggling is absolutely brilliant. If he keeps on going at the same rate then he might well be on course for the best season of his career here in the NHL.
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