Ryan Wilson: Who in the NHL is All Elite? Who in the NHL is All Elite?

I do not understand pro wrestling.

I thought the Penguins simply missing the playoffs was the ultimate low for this team, but here we are.

To each their own but I can't stand "pro" wrestling, think its some of the wackest sh!t on the go...and what a long a$$ blog about it...

This one was barely skimmed by my eyes.

EDIT: went back and skimmed it. Never heard a single one of those wrestler names in my life before haha

I thought the Penguins simply missing the playoffs was the ultimate low for this team, but here we are.
- mkrisnosky

hahaha

I do not understand pro wrestling.
- Victoro311

Here's what's to understand: Its scripted, and choreographed, but its also athletic and there is potential for injury, however there aren't many injuries because its choreographed. Very, very different from actual real wrestling such as Olympic wrestling.

What is this crap???

My Lord, writing this article was your calling. It's all downhill from here.

this article is great man, i was going to reply with a picture of josh bailey and his chains with the AEW graphic but i can't find it 😂😭🤣


also, pretty sure my good friend went to school with you and knows you guys. what a crazy coincidence

Here's what's to understand: Its scripted, and choreographed, but its also athletic and there is potential for injury, however there aren't many injuries because its choreographed. Very, very different from actual real wrestling such as Olympic wrestling.
- MattStrat

So since it's scripted it's essentially a TV show, right? So my whole thing is that it seems to be an insanely dumb show.

So since it's scripted it's essentially a TV show, right? So my whole thing is that it seems to be an insanely dumb show.
- Victoro311

A scripted reality show about oiled up burly men yelling at and groping each other.

What an ending to the Bruins Panthers game

A scripted reality show about oiled up burly men yelling at and groping each other.
- jmatchett383

To each their own I just don’t get it.

What an ending to the Bruins Panthers game
- abcpens10

Any Bruins game that does not end with Brad Marchand decapitated is a Bruins game not worth watching.

To each their own I just don’t get it.
- Victoro311

It’s a lot less scripted than people would have you believe. It’s kind of like a Pens PP, there’s a basic outline but eventually every player just floats up high and plays tiddlywinks with the puck instead of planting Carter right infront if the net and blasting shots away.

It’s a lot less scripted than people would have you believe. It’s kind of like a Pens PP, there’s a basic outline but eventually every player just floats up high and plays tiddlywinks with the puck instead of planting Carter right infront if the net and blasting shots away.
- Grinder47

I thought wrestling nowadays was about looking like a roided up maniac (which may be closer to the truth than it should be), walking into the ring to read from a script, then coming back out later on to physically wrestle for a few minute, then go do a line of coke backstage before driving home in your BMW.

There was DEFINITELY a script dating back to at least the days of Hogan/Macho Man/Ultimate Warrior/etc. but it was at least mostly just interviews with Mean Gene and then the bulk of it was actually in the ring wrestling. Even in the Stone Cold/Rock days, it was a good mix.

So I thought this was going to be about what players in the NHL are currently "elite," the best of the best. My list would be (in some sense of order):

McDavid
Matthews
Makar
Draisaitl
Kucherov
Tkachuk
Pastrnak
MacKinnon
J. Hughes
Rantanen
Marner
Point
Kaprizov

Just missed:
Crosby
Ovechkin
Hamilton
Robertson
Panarin

I made it maybe 20% through this post until I realized that was all it was going to be. Yeesh.....

It’s a lot less scripted than people would have you believe. It’s kind of like a Pens PP, there’s a basic outline but eventually every player just floats up high and plays tiddlywinks with the puck instead of planting Carter right infront if the net and blasting shots away.
- Grinder47

Nah

Any Bruins game that does not end with Brad Marchand decapitated is a Bruins game not worth watching.
- jmatchett383

But the game ending with Jack Edwards sounding disappointed is a close second.

So I thought this was going to be about what players in the NHL are currently "elite," the best of the best. My list would be (in some sense of order):

McDavid
Matthews
Makar
Draisaitl
Kucherov
Tkachuk
Pastrnak
MacKinnon
J. Hughes
Rantanen
Marner
Point
Kaprizov

Just missed:
Crosby
Ovechkin
Hamilton
Robertson
Panarin
- jmatchett383

Your list is solid, but if I needed to pick a player to win me a game, I'd pick Crosby ahead of about 2/3 that list.

But the game ending with Jack Edwards sounding disappointed is a close second.
- SuperHenderson13

Man I really hope they push a game 7...hope it happens in all the remaining series

This might be the most playoff hockey I've ever watched. When the Pens are in I'm emotionally invested into them and their series. I will watch some other games here and there but I tend to take watching breaks between the Pens games for the most part. Ive been watching non-stop since it started this year. Most of the games I've at least seen a bit. Its just stress free high stakes hockey hahah...I have to say though as someone watching totally subjectively this year...the refing and ruling has been mostly f'n garbage in all sorts of ways.

Nah
- MattStrat

I get it it’s cool to act like you don’t like it but most of you watch football which is basically the same thing only more scripted and less athletic.

I get it it’s cool to act like you don’t like it but most of you watch football which is basically the same thing only more scripted and less athletic.
- Grinder47

Hahahaha

The King of Horrible Takes strikes again....

Man I really hope they push a game 7...hope it happens in all the remaining series

This might be the most playoff hockey I've ever watched. When the Pens are in I'm emotionally invested into them and their series. I will watch some other games here and there but I tend to take watching breaks between the Pens games for the most part. Ive been watching non-stop since it started this year. Most of the games I've at least seen a bit. Its just stress free high stakes hockey hahah...I have to say though as someone watching totally subjectively this year...the refing and ruling has been mostly f'n garbage in all sorts of ways.
- MattStrat

Imagine Mcdavid, Pasternak McKinnon Robertson, and the Canes eliminated in the first round.