Kucherov is shouldnbe numeber one without a question, until someone outperforms him in in the playoffs and tops his total points. The bias is unreal. Then again espn is using regular season stats for post season and he is number one in points this season and has the most points in the playoffs for season since the lockout grouping him with Gretzky again, and total over the five years.
Mcdavid still#1 for me. 2 years ago i would have docked McDavid for playoffs, but not anymore. He's been phenomenal last 2 playoffs. And considering he's simply better than Kucherov overall, he should have been #1
In fact - although I'd strongly consider Kucherov #2, I can even rationalize both Drai and Mack above him. Drai has been just as stellar as McDavid in playoffs and arguably even better than Kucherov (smaller sample), and MacKinnon also is quite great.
You can probably even put Makar ahead if you really wanted to. Best defenseman in league, and strongest smythe trophy run out of all players in playoffs this year.
Not saying Kucherov has to be #5, but that top 5 is kind of interchangeable (Id still have McDavid#1).
The issue is Matthews at #1 lol.
It's a horrible list