Rank the Devils in terms of talent

Overall talent, relative to their position.


Mine:

1. Martin Brodeur
2. Scott Niedermayer
3. Patrick Elias
4. Scott Stevens (age...)
5. John Madden (as a two-wayer)
6. Scott Gomez (as a playmaker)
7. Brian Gionta (he's quickly becoming a great finisher and net crasher, plus he's tough as nails)
8. Viktor Kozlov
8. Brian Rafalski
9. Sergei Brylin (He can play anything! I want to see him don the Goalie pads)
10. Jeff Friesen (yeah, he's streaky, but he's also our best clutch scorer from the cup team)

Brodeur (most complete goalie in the game)
Niedermayer (most talented defensemen in the game)
Stevens (if healthy, best defensive d-man in the game)
Elias
Gomez
Friesen (if only he used his physical talents...)
Kozlov
Rafalski
Gionta
Martin
Madden
Langenbrunner
Brylin
Hrdina
Pandolfo
Stevenson
Marshall
White
Hale
Clemmensen
Larionov
Bicek
Rasmussen

Niedermayer
Brodeur
Stevens
Elias
Kozlov
Gomez
Rafalski
Brylin
Friesen
Gionta
Martin
Madden
Langenbrunner
Hrdina
Hale
Pandolfo
Bicek
Stevenson
Marshall
White
Rasmussen

Wow, I never realized how hard this was...

Niedermayer ( plain and simple, top 5 player in the NHL today )
Brodeur ( best goalie in hockey today, but without D, wouldn't be )
Elias ( absolutely carried our offense for the past 4 years, maybe 5-6 )
Stevens ( would be #1 on this list 2 years ago...still great but career is winding down )
Gomez ( flat out Playmaker. One of the best playmakers in the game, just needs to score more )
Rafalski ( very underrated D-man. glad he made all star game, he deserved it )
Madden ( slipped a little this year, but still hussles his butt off and is a great PK man. Perrennial two-way player of the year )
Langenbrunner ( if not for his injury, probably would be higher. just a great overall player, can do it all )
Friesen ( needs to play better, but certainly has the talent. don't know why he's not a 30 goal scorer )
Gionta ( rising star. can't wait to see this kid in 5 years )
Kozlov ( new to the devils, so its hard to say. need to see him play more, but he def. has the talent )
Martin ( he will be top 5 on this list in 2 years. he's been a rookie phenom, plain and simple )
White ( really disappointed me this year. expected more especially in stevens' absence )
Brylin ( always gets lost in the shuffle, but he's a great 3rd liner )
Pandolfo ( there's games where he looks like an allstar, and then games where you thought he was a scratch )
Stevenson ( great grinder, if he scored a little more, he'd be higher )
Hale ( tough rookie season. expected more, but he will learn, and be much better in the years to come )
Marshall ( one of those guys that you really don't care if he plays or not )
Hrdina ( don't like him, don't need him. enough said )
Clemmensen ( imagine if he played 70+ games for us. i would love to see his numbers compared to marty )
Rasmussen ( i like him, but he just doesn't have the talent. i hope he steps it up for the playoffs )
Bicek ( occassional callup, nothing more to be said )
Larionov ( career's over, wish we didn't sign him )

Brodeur
Niedermayer
Elias
Stevens
Gomez
Kozlov
Rafalski
Friesen
Gionta
Martin
Langenbrunner
Brylin
Madden
Hrdina
Giroux
Schwab
Pandolfo
Stevenson
Larionov
Clemmenson
Albelin
Bicek
Hale
Brown
Rasmussen
Marshall
White