Top 30 Centers In The League Right Now?

[NVious]

Who's in your top 30?

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[amnesiac]

Ill bite:

McDavid
MacKinnon
Draisaitl
Matthews
Hughes

Thompson
Crosby
Pettersson
Barkov
Stamkos (C/W)

Aho
Zibanejad
Point
Malkin
Miller (C/W)

Tavares
Eichel
Scheifele
Hintz
Bergeron

Hischier
Stutzle
Barzal
Lindholm
Larkin

Hertl
RNH
Kuznetsov
Thomas
Kopitar

HM: Horvat, PLD, ROR, Kadri, Couture

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Top ten I’d go:
McDavid
MacKinnon
Draisaitl
Matthews
Hughes
Pettersson
Thompson
Crosby
Barkov
Aho

 

[DJB]

I’m going with John Scott since he was an All star

 

[Barry Tallackson]

Another Jack Hughes thread? Did we really need another one? Shut this thread down.

 

[Neil Racki]

Kuznetsov .. I wouldnt even put him in the top 30 for centers.

f***ing depressing

 

[HockeyVirus]

Another Jack Hughes thread? Did we really need another one? Shut this thread down.

They are setting themselves up for some hate when he goes through a cold spell.

 

[StateofCelly]

What I wouldn't give for the Wild to someday have a center make a list like this...

 

[NVious]

Another Jack Hughes thread? Did we really need another one? Shut this thread down.

Jack Hughes has already surpassed Gretzky (AINEC), hes not in my list becuase I don't even believe hes fully human, at least 60% demigod imo.

 

[wintersej]

Ill bite:

McDavid
MacKinnon
Draisaitl
Matthews
Hughes

Thompson
Crosby
Pettersson
Barkov
Stamkos

Aho
Zibanejad
Point
Malkin
Miller

Tavares
Eichel
Scheifele
Pavelski
Hintz

Bergeron
Hischier
Stutzle
Barzal
Lindholm

Larkin
Hertl
RNH
Kuznetsov
Thomas

HM: Horvat, PLD, Kopitar, ROR, Kadri, Couture

My first inclination was "how dare you have my St. Patrice Bergeron so low!" My second inclination was "well, if that's true then it should be much easier to replace him in a summer or two and keep the Bruins relevant in the Pasta/McAvoy era".

 

[amnesiac]

My first inclination was "how dare you have my St. Patrice Bergeron so low!" My second inclination was "well, if that's true then it should be much easier to replace him in a summer or two and keep the Bruins relevant in the Pasta/McAvoy era".

still great, but lost a big step offensively. I suppose he could be a tier higher.

 

[Wasted Talent]

What I wouldn't give for the Wild to someday have a center make a list like this...

Ek is currently 33rd in points among centers, so maybe he's not THAT far off.

Sure would be nice to have a clear cut top center though.

 

[Zur En Arrh]

Mcdavid
Matthews.

Mack
Barkov
Hughes
Drai(he's inflated cause mcd sneaks on his line/pp)

The rest are interchangeable .

Note, I don't have noti's on so I won't see the crying!

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Fine, I'll give it an attempt, split up by tiers...

The elite of the elite, franchise level Centers(McDavid is a tier of his own but that's unnecessary space to take up):

McDavid
Mackinnon
Draisaitl
Matthews
Hughes

The elite Franchise Centers just below the very best:

Barkov
Pettersson
Thompson
Crosby
Point
Stamkos


The All-Star 1Cs:

Zibanejad
Aho
Hintz
Hischier
Stutzle
Malkin


The legit 1Cs:

Bergeron
Dubois
Tavares
Miller
Scheifele
Eichel
Barzal


The Low end 1Cs or higher end 2Cs(Depending on how you define a 1C I guess):

Pavelski
Kopitar
Larkin
Hertl
Lindholm
Cozens



HMs: Nelson, Horvat, Eriksson Ek, Zegras, Couture

 

[Byron Bitz]

People are sleeping in Josh Norris, he should be in that 25-30 range

 

[KlefDown]

1. Hughes
2. Jack Hughes
3. Jack H
4. J Hughes
5. Hughes, Jack

 

[HugeInTheShire]

1. Hughes
2. Jack Hughes
3. Jack H
4. J Hughes
5. Hughes, Jack

Hughes your daddy?

 

[Phrasing]

Ill bite:

McDavid
MacKinnon
Draisaitl
Matthews
Hughes

Thompson
Crosby
Pettersson
Barkov
Stamkos

Aho
Zibanejad
Point
Malkin
Miller

Tavares
Eichel
Scheifele
Pavelski
Hintz

Bergeron
Hischier
Stutzle
Barzal
Lindholm

Larkin
Hertl
RNH
Kuznetsov
Thomas

HM: Horvat, PLD, Kopitar, ROR, Kadri, Couture

You should see the Hischier and EP poll if you think there’s this large a difference between them— lot of people think Hischier is better.

 

[LAKings88]

1.Kopitar
2.Kopitar
3.Kopitar
4.Doughty
5.Kopitar

 

[Hierso]

Mcdavid
Matthews.

Mack
Barkov
Hughes
Drai(he's inflated cause mcd sneaks on his line/pp)

The rest are interchangeable .

Note, I don't have noti's on so I won't see the crying!

Having Matthews in the same tier as McDavid is just silly.

 

[authentic]

still great, but lost a big step offensively. I suppose he could be a tier higher.

He's better than Tavares and several others ahead of him. Pavelski? Bergeron is still the best defensive forward in the NHL.

 

[Three On Zero]

If the criteria is “right now”, players like Matthews and Draisiatl have fallen and players like Horvat, Pettersson and Hughes have climbed.

 

[5cotland]

People are sleeping in Josh Norris, he should be in that 25-30 range

No he really shouldn't.

 

[stokes84]

Fine, I'll give it an attempt, split up by tiers...

The elite of the elite, franchise level Centers(McDavid is a tier of his own but that's unnecessary space to take up):

McDavid
Mackinnon
Draisaitl
Matthews
Hughes

The elite Franchise Centers just below the very best:

Barkov
Pettersson
Thompson
Crosby
Point
Stamkos


The All-Star 1Cs:

Zibanejad
Aho
Hintz
Hischier
Stutzle
Malkin


The legit 1Cs:

Bergeron
Dubois
Tavares
Miller
Scheifele
Eichel
Barzal


The Low end 1Cs or higher end 2Cs(Depending on how you define a 1C I guess):

Pavelski
Kopitar
Larkin
Hertl
Lindholm
Cozens



HMs: Nelson, Horvat, Eriksson Ek, Zegras, Couture

A thankless task, actually attempting the list. This is pretty good. I have a few disagreements on tiers, but I’d rather just say good job.

 

[LT]

Fine, I'll give it an attempt, split up by tiers...

The elite of the elite, franchise level Centers(McDavid is a tier of his own but that's unnecessary space to take up):

McDavid
Mackinnon
Draisaitl
Matthews
Hughes

The elite Franchise Centers just below the very best:

Barkov
Pettersson
Thompson
Crosby
Point
Stamkos


The All-Star 1Cs:

Zibanejad
Aho
Hintz
Hischier
Stutzle
Malkin


The legit 1Cs:

Bergeron
Dubois
Tavares
Miller
Scheifele
Eichel
Barzal


The Low end 1Cs or higher end 2Cs(Depending on how you define a 1C I guess):

Pavelski
Kopitar
Larkin
Hertl
Lindholm
Cozens



HMs: Nelson, Horvat, Eriksson Ek, Zegras, Couture

Pavelski hasn't played center for quite a few years. He's a winger.

Otherwise, this looks almost exactly like what I would rank the top centers as. I'd maybe move Miller and Cozens each down one tier, and Horvat and Zegras up one.