Top 5 Centers in the NHL

[Sasha Orlov]

I don't think Crosby has a serious argument for top 5 at this stage of his career. Just don't see what he possibly has over Barkov, Hughes, EP.

He’s a better player

 

[Mr Kot]

Darkhorse for me is Miller at 5. He's been great this season.

 

[Juxta Position]

Matthews
Mackinnion
Mcdavid
Hughes
Crosby

you must've threw up a little in your mouth to even put McDavid 3rd, I can't imagine how horrible that internal struggle to not leave McDavid off that list entirely must have been for you.

but not surprised to see you have Auston "one-trick pony" Matthews as your number #1. pretty sure he'd be higher than that if you could find a way to do it.

 

[Xspyrit]

LOL @ Stutzle in this poll

12th in Points and 12th in PPG among Centers since 2022-23, when he was 20 y/o (and that includes Draisaitl and RNH who play a lot on the Wing)

Good, good, let the hate flow through you!

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

McDavid
MacKinnon
Barkov
Point
EP

 

[ITM]

Boys, c'mon...only 4 votes for Point?

You're in the playoffs, game is on the line, and Brayden Point isn't one of your top five centers?

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

Boys, c'mon...only 4 votes for Point?

You're in the playoffs, game is on the line, and Brayden Point isn't one of your top five centers?

Same could be said of Crosby who I had at 5. Point could have 150 6th place votes but the poll just happens to have a top 5 cut off. No shame in being top10

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Boys, c'mon...only 4 votes for Point?

You're in the playoffs, game is on the line, and Brayden Point isn't one of your top five centers?

Jack Hughes having nearly double the votes as Barkov shows a lot of HF users don't know hockey at all

 

[lipstickjunkie]

Jack Hughes having nearly double the votes as Barkov shows a lot of HF users don't know hockey at all

Says the guy who doesn't have Matthews on his list at all...

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Says the guy who doesn't have Matthews on his list at all...

Title isn't top 5 goal scorers...

 

[Grifter3511]

I'd say it's very clearly the 3 M's. Then, in most cases, it's Leon. After that, it's a rotating position. Sometimes it's Jack's. Sometimes it belongs to Aleksander. Other times, it's Elias (but really JT), etc etc

If you didn't vote for McDavid in this poll because he's the obvious choice or whatever you need your rights revoked.

Same for the lone person who voted for Mika.

 

[lipstickjunkie]

Title isn't top 5 goal scorers...

Ok you want points?

Career: Matthews 1.15 ppg, Barkov 0.96
This year: Matthews 1.38, Barkov 1.10
Last three seasons: Matthews 1.32, Barkov 1.2
Last five seasons: Matthews 1.27, Barkov 1.13

How about trophies?

Matthews: Calder, Rocket, Rocket, Hart, Lindsay

Barkov: Lady Byng, Selke

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Ok you want points?

Career: Matthews 1.15 ppg, Barkov 0.96
This year: Matthews 1.38, Barkov 1.10
Last three seasons: Matthews 1.32, Barkov 1.2
Last five seasons: Matthews 1.27, Barkov 1.13

How about trophies?

Matthews: Calder, Rocket, Rocket, Hart, Lindsay

Barkov: Lady Byng, Selke

Who shut down Matthews in the 2nd round last year?
He had 2 assists in 5 games vs FLA.

 

[lipstickjunkie]

Who shut down Matthews in the 2nd round last year?
He had 2 assists in 5 games vs FLA.

Five games does not make a career.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Five games does not make a career.

I didn't ask that, who shut him down in that series, what C did he go up against?
You don't want to answer?

 

[lipstickjunkie]

I didn't ask that, who shut him down in that series, what C did he go up against?
You don't want to answer?

Bobrovsky shut him down.

Again, you'd rather focus on a one-week sample size rather than an entire career? Look, I like Barkov, and I'd have him five or six. But in no way is he better than Matthews. If your only argument is a random five-game sample size, then its not even worth my time debating with you.

 

[lipstickjunkie]

I didn't ask that, who shut him down in that series, what C did he go up against?
You don't want to answer?

And if you really want to focus on playoffs, Matthews has a career 0.44 G/GP and 0.88 PPG vs Barkov 0.23 G/GP and 0.79 PPG in a similar amount of games (Matthews 50, Barkov 47).

Try again.

 

[The Great Weal]

The first 5 options, thanks for making it easy for me.

Honestly the next 5 after that pretty much rounds out the top 10

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

And if you really want to focus on playoffs, Matthews has a career 0.44 G/GP and 0.88 PPG vs Barkov 0.23 G/GP and 0.79 PPG in a similar amount of games (Matthews 50, Barkov 47).

Try again.

Leafs fans I take it?
It's all about the points for you which shows your lack of understanding of the game.

 

[lipstickjunkie]

Leafs fans I take it?
It's all about the points for you which shows your lack of understanding of the game.

Sounds like the response of a guy who just got owned.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Sounds like the response of a guy who just got owned.

No, I just prefer the Bergeron like player who puts up PPG offense.
Matthews is a great player and goal scorer but I like Barkov's overall player makeup vs Matthews.

 

[Sypher04]

No, I just prefer the Bergeron like player.
Matthews is a great player and goal scorer but I like Barkov's overall player makeup vs Matthews.

It’s absolute revisionist history to try to claim Barkov shutdown Matthews.
Bobrovsky did though. He had an unbelievable series.

There’s a much bigger difference between Matthews and Barkov offensively in 34s favour than there is defensively between the two.

 

[Cats2TheCup]

No, I just prefer the Bergeron like player who puts up PPG offense.
Matthews is a great player and goal scorer but I like Barkov's overall player makeup vs Matthews.

Barkov’s peers view him as the most under rated. Many hockey fans haven’t figured it out yet. “Sure, he’s like, top 10-20.” They don’t see themselves underrating him. This other guy is comparing Barkov and Matthews at GPG and thinks he’s making a point lol.

 

[Voight]

Darkhorse for me is Miller at 5. He's been great this season.

2021 to present hes quietly 5th in points among centers.

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[lipstickjunkie]

Barkov’s peers view him as the most under rated. Many hockey fans haven’t figured it out yet. “Sure, he’s like, top 10-20.” They don’t see themselves underrating him. This other guy is comparing Barkov and Matthews at GPG and thinks he’s making a point lol.

No, he didn't like to talk about goals (for obvious reasons), so I compared points, which are still very much in Matthews' favour, literally every step of the way, including playoffs. After that, he claimed points don't matter either, LOL. Good talk, though.