NHL.com ranks top 20 centers

[pb1300]

I see another way is works is Panthers fans hide behind their stars' injuries in '23 and in '24 they chest thump and ignore their opponents'....

Chest bump lmao. McDavid is the best in the league, on a tier of his own. Still did shit against Barkov.

 

[Xirik]

And the NHL

the NHL Network.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Chest bump lmao. McDavid is the best in the league, on a tier of his own. Still did shit against Barkov.

He was 2 points away from the all time Finals record lol

 

[Lt Dan]

It's criminal that Kopitar was left off this list.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Matthews over Barkov and Draisaitl is too funny

Funny over Draisaitl and Matthews is too Barkov.

 

[danisonfire]

Larkin getting respect? Feels like just a few years ago that so many on this site refused to even call him a 1C

Larkin and Suzuki both have a high number of points compared to the rest of their teams the past few years. They are both better than people here think.

 

[EveryDay]

Huh, seems like people here think your take is bad, always hilarious when someone thinks they are smart and funny when they are in the minority. Hischier is a beter CENTER then Bedard and that is quite clear.

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Hischier is better then Suzuki, its's not complicated. the only people who think differently are some Hab's fans.

Hischier vs Suzuki poll 2022

Do we really need to make another one where the answer will be the same? You'd probably do the usual song and dance of "everyone hates the Hab's its not fair!" afterwards.

Who said my take was bad outside of youor NJ fans? Bedard is the better player, that's not even close. He's produing at a higher clip even with 4th liner attached to him. Grow up, Hischier is not on Bedard level and never will.

Your 2022 pool doesn't change anything, Suzuki is better at both end of the ice. Hischier does not even belong in the top20 center IMO, Barzal, Trocheck, Scheifele and even Kopitar should be ahead of him. Only reason he's there is the ranking position he was drafted. He's a Ryan O'reilly type of player, great player but doesn't belong in the top20 center.

the NHL Network.

Better than a poster call Xirik on HfBoards

 

[Xirik]

Who said my take was bad outside of youor NJ fans? Bedard is the better player, that's not even close. He's produing at a higher clip even with 4th liner attached to him. Grow up, Hischier is not on Bedard level and never will.

Your 2022 pool doesn't change anything, Suzuki is better at both end of the ice. Hischier does not even belong in the top20 center IMO, Barzal, Trocheck, Scheifele and even Kopitar should be ahead of him. Only reason he's there is the ranking position he was drafted. He's a Ryan O'reilly type of player, great player but doesn't belong in the top20 center.


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@KirkAlbuquerque

Welcome to the Devils fandom I guess

 

[EveryDay]

@GordonGraham @Regal @FriendlyGhost92 @Reality Czech @Thallis

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@KirkAlbuquerque

Welcome to the Devils fandom I guess

wow you really had to go there? only 2 of these guys said that and you go on and add any poster on this thread? lol

Also one of these 2 said Bedard need to win 1 playoff rounf before he's ahead of Hischier.... Hischier has 1 playoff serie win in 7 years, pretty sure Bedard will have more in the next 6 years. Anyway, I've seen Bedard play last year and Hischier is not on the same level at all..... He's one of the most dominant player with the puck on his stick, Hischier not so much.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

How is Bedard not on it? The greatest player since Gretzky and he's not even on the list. He's already top 5 IMO.

Suzuki over him, are you kidding me?

 

[McMoMoney29]

Pretty good list actually. I’d slot Barkov over Matthews and Drai however. As an Oil fan I do have Matthews over Drai slightly

 

[EveryDay]

How is Bedard not on it? The greatest player since Gretzky and he's not even on the list. He's already top 5 IMO.

Suzuki over him, are you kidding me?

Suzuki over him? Can't you read at your age???I'm disappointed they are letting kids under 10yo comment on this site....

 

[Xirik]

wow you really had to go there? only 2 of these guys said that and you go on and add any poster on this thread? lol

Also one of these 2 said Bedard need to win 1 playoff rounf before he's ahead of Hischier.... Hischier has 1 playoff serie win in 7 years, pretty sure Bedard will have more in the next 6 years. Anyway, I've seen Bedard play last year and Hischier is not on the same level at all..... He's one of the most dominant player with the puck on his stick, Hischier not so much.

reread, they never said that.

This list is about best Centers right now not in six years or the season after this one. there is a good chance he will be at those times. Sounds like you actually agree with me though that he is ranked to high right now.

 

[EveryDay]

reread, they never said that.

This list is about best Centers right now not in six years or the season after this one. there is a good chance he will be at those times. Sounds like you actually agree with me though that he is ranked to high right now.

He said until Bedard win a playoff series he's not ahead of Hischier and I disagree, Bedard today is ahead of Hischier in my book. He control the game way more at both ES and on the PP.

 

[BCNate]

Pretty solid list, always interesting to see how much the change YOY. Once thing I can't wrap my head around is how anyone who watches the Canucks could possibly have EP ahead of JT Miller. Miller is a significantly better and more consistent player than EP, not even really that close.

 

[PuckG]

Matthews is a significantly better player than Draisaitl. Goal scoring and defensively isn’t even close. He’s also better physically.

Matthews has 80 more even strength goals than Drai, in 160 less games.

I get that it’s fun to trash the Leafs. But people really need to stop putting Draisaitl in the same conversation. One trick ponies on the PP aren’t better than record setting goal scorers that are Selke nominees.

Just like that, Matthew’s becomes overrated again.

Now do points and the playoffs.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Crosby and Point I think should be a bit lower on the list.

JT Miller over Elias Petterson

Zib off the list.

Eichel higher for sure. - seriously under rated.

The top 5 looks perfect.

 

[Breakers]

4 centers from the 2017 draft which was at the time described as one of the worst drafts in a long time and nobody was gonna keep their

 

[EveryDay]

Pretty solid list, always interesting to see how much the change YOY. Once thing I can't wrap my head around is how anyone who watches the Canucks could possibly have EP ahead of JT Miller. Miller is a significantly better and more consistent player than EP, not even really that close.

That and also Aho is too low imo, he's ahead of Hughes and Eichel imo.

This would be my list:

1-McDavid
2-McKinnon
3-Draisaitl
4-Matthews
5-Barkov
6-Point
7-Crosby
8-Aho
9-Eichel
10-JT Miller
11-Hughes
12-Petersson
13-Larkin
14-Bedard
15-Hintz
16-Thomas
17-Suzuki
18-Stutzle
19-Scheifele
20-Barzal

Just outside: Kopitar-Zibanejab-Trocheck-Hischier-Horvat-Kadri

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

1) McDavid
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2) Draisaitl
3) MacKinnon
4) Matthews
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5) Barkov
6) Crosby
7) Eichel
8) Point
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9) Miller
10) E. Pettersson
11) J. Hughes
12) Zibanejad
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13) Aho
14) Suzuki
15) Bedard
16) Larkin
17) Stutzle
18) Scheifele
19) Thomas
20) Hintz

Congrats, you made a worse list.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

wow you really had to go there? only 2 of these guys said that and you go on and add any poster on this thread? lol

Also one of these 2 said Bedard need to win 1 playoff rounf before he's ahead of Hischier.... Hischier has 1 playoff serie win in 7 years, pretty sure Bedard will have more in the next 6 years. Anyway, I've seen Bedard play last year and Hischier is not on the same level at all..... He's one of the most dominant player with the puck on his stick, Hischier not so much.

Bedard will be one of the most dominant players with the puck on his stick.

In his one NHL season he skated around with the puck on his stick like he was still playing with kids his age rather than grown men, which is why he got his jaw broken. He'll get past it, but he's several spots high right now based on hype and expectation.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Hischier criminally underrated apparently.

 

[EveryDay]

Congrats, you made a worse list.

Your good at chirping people on the internet but why don't you do your own list and let people see if you can do better?

 

[pb1300]

He was 2 points away from the all time Finals record lol

That is true. He still did not do SHIT against Barkov though, and scored a good portion of his points in games in the Finals where the games were out of hand already. All parts are true.

 

[Magic Mittens]

You’re right. It had nothing to do with him being second in the league for blocked shots for forwards.

Nothing to do with him being 2nd in the league for takeaways.

6th for +/-.

I can keep going if needed

Matthews being second in the league for blocked shots also implies he spends a lot of time in his own end. It's great that he wants to block shots and all, but I'd rather my #1 center wasn't out there blocking shots risking an injury.

As for ranking Drai and Matthews, it's a tossup in my opinion, both are very talented, but if I had to pick, I'm going with Drai as he has that extra gear come playoff time that we haven't seen from Matthews yet.

Either way, if your team has Drai or Matthews, regardless of some pointless rankings, you're lucky to have a talented center!