Top 30 Centers In The League Right Now?

[goonybird]

gotta start making these top 32

 

[amnesiac]

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

Only on pace for only 61 pts with the best team in the league as the 1C. I understand hes a top 2-way forward, and that has value, but hes lost a step in his game.

Pavelski had 81 pts last season and is on pace for 74 this season. Decent 2 way game, had over 100 hits last season, top faceoff man. I dont know why you think Berg is THAT much better.

 

[The don godfather]

Krejci very underrated.

 

[jetsforever]

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

No it's best "right now" and since he's injured he's not the best

 

[King Karl]

No he really shouldn't.

I'd say he belongs in the HM tier. Being out this season hurts, but he was ahead of Timmy on the depth chart at the start of the year. If he's you're 2C you should be in great shape (unless you're Ottawa and have a singular RHD).

 

[DanyHeatley]

Hughes your daddy?

how Hughes your daddy?

 

[Eggtimer]

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

How is listing the top 32 C ‘s a Hughes thread ?

 

[ColbyChaos]

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

If you want to give him a special tier then sure.

Decent center for the 30 games a season he is able to play before an injury

1. Josh Norris

 

[Zur En Arrh]

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

Nope! 60 goals his d state are god tier. It's Crosby /datsyuk all over again. Except datsyuk never scored sixty. Anyone who thinks Matthews isint on that tier (he's player injured all year that's why his numbers are down , well his d state arent) is just wrong. Matthews >>drai ainec

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Not sure if some of these lists are in direct order but if so, I see some have EP better than Barkov again...

One great year doesn't erase the 3 years straight up

 

[MAB1]

1. McDavid - Generational
2. Matthews - consider Matthews and Drai have the same career ppg but defensively it's not close.
3. Mackinnon
4. Drai
5. Thompson
6. Hughes
7. Crosby
8. Bergeron
9. Barkov
10. EP
11. Aho
12. Malkin
13. Point
14. Stamkos
15. Zib
16. Tavares
17. Hintz
18. Barzal
19. Scheifele
20. Eichel


Rest don't matter.

 

[zar]

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

You forgot Jacques Hughés!

 

[Hierso]

Nope! 60 goals his d state are god tier. It's Crosby /datsyuk all over again. Except datsyuk never scored sixty. Anyone who thinks Matthews isint on that tier (he's player injured all year that's why his numbers are down , well his d state arent) is just wrong. Matthews >>drai ainec

I don't care about the Drai vs Matthews part, McDavid is in a tier of his own when it comes to centers.

 

[nucksflailtogether]

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

Looking at the numbers I would put Hughes and EP in the same tier, I probably take JH in an expansion draft due to age, contract and maybe potential but right now their numbers are pretty similar. And this underrates Horvat IMO. Its been over a year now of elite goal scoring production, not saying he's top tier yet but I would easily have him in one of those tiers and not an HM.

 

[ccman68]

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

point is better than stamkos and has been for years

 

[amnesiac]

Looking at the numbers I would put Hughes and EP in the same tier, I probably take JH in an expansion draft due to age, contract and maybe potential but right now their numbers are pretty similar. And this underrates Horvat IMO. Its been over a year now of elite goal scoring production, not saying he's top tier yet but I would easily have him in one of those tiers and not an HM.

if Pettersson didnt have a down year last season, Id maybe agree. Jack Hughes has only got better every year, and is already elite in his 3rd season. Not saying EP isnt this season, but Im giving the JH the advantage here.

Horvat having a career year in his contract year isnt proof enough (much like Kadri). Hes a career 55 point player. If he does it again next season, then sure.

 

[LemonSauceD]

McDavid
Mackinnon
Matthews
Draisaitl
Thompson
Pettersson
Hughes
Crosby
Barkov
Point
Stamkos
Hintz

 

[QJL]

1. Connor McDavid
2. Leon Draisaitl
3. Nathan MacKinnon
4. Auston Matthews
5. Sidney Crosby
6. Tage Thompson
7. Aleksander Barkov
8. Jack Hughes
9. Brayden Point
10. Patrice Bergeron
11. Mika Zibanejad
12. Roope Hintz
13. Sebastian Aho
14. Elias Pettersson
15. Jack Eichel
16. Nazem Kadri
17. Mathew Barzal
18. Tim Stutzle
19. John Tavares
20. Dylan Larkin
21. JT Miller
22. Mark Scheifele
23. Anze Kopitar
24. Ryan O’Reilly
25. Evgeni Kuznetsov
26. Bo Horvat
27. Evgeni Malkin
28. Matt Duchene
29. Elias Lindholm
30. Tomas Hertl

 

[TBF1972]

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

Bergeron is too low IMO.

 

[TBF1972]

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.

demigod? he works for the other side.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

1. Connor McDavid
2. Leon Draisaitl
3. Nathan MacKinnon
4. Auston Matthews
5. Sidney Crosby
6. Tage Thompson
7. Aleksander Barkov
8. Jack Hughes
9. Brayden Point
10. Patrice Bergeron
11. Mika Zibanejad
12. Roope Hintz
13. Sebastian Aho
14. Elias Pettersson
15. Jack Eichel
16. Nazem Kadri
17. Mathew Barzal
18. Tim Stutzle
19. John Tavares
20. Dylan Larkin
21. JT Miller
22. Mark Scheifele
23. Anze Kopitar
24. Ryan O’Reilly
25. Evgeni Kuznetsov
26. Bo Horvat
27. Evgeni Malkin
28. Matt Duchene
29. Elias Lindholm
30. Tomas Hertl

At least a half dozen of these guys may have made the list in 2015, but this is 2023.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

No matter what the list is I will tell you Malkin will always be underrated

 

[Nipsey]

1. Connor McDavid
2. Auston Matthews
3. Jack Hughes
4. Elias Pettersson
5. Leon Draisaitl
6. Nathan MacKinnon
7. Brayden Point
8. Sidney Crosby
9. Tage Thompson
10. Alexander Barkov

 

[M2Beezy]

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

What a terrible, brutal, inexcusable list. Just awful. If I ever made a list it would be way way WAY better than this. WAY better

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Difficult list to make but this is what I came up with.

1. Connor McDavid
2. Nathan MacKinnon
3. Leon Draisaitl
4. Auston Matthews
5. Tage Thompson
6. Sidney Crosby
7. Jack Hughes
8. Elias Pettersson
9. Brayden Point
10. Aleksander Barkov
11. Steven Stamkos
12. John Tavares
13. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
14. Bo Horvat
15. Mika Zibanejad
16. Sebastian Aho
17. Mark Scheifele
18. Pierre-Luc Dubois
19. Roope Hintz
20. Nico Hischier
21. Tim Stutzle
22. Evgeni Malkin
23. Dylan Larkin
24. Elias Lindholm
25. J.T. Miller
26. Patrice Bergeron
27. Mathew Barzal
28. Anze Kopitar
29. Dylan Cozens
30. Brock Nelson