ESPN Article: Top 10 Centers in the NHL, as Ranked by Players and Team Officials

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  1. Cousin Eddie

    Cousin Eddie You Serious Clark?

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    Seems reasonable. Nothing egregious
     
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    I think if they did it now..

    1. McDavid
    2. Drai
    3. Crosby
    4. MacKinnon
    5. Barkov
     
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    Not My Tempo Registered User

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    More or less what I’d have.

    Glad to see Barzal getting respect.
     
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    Should be:

    1. Mcdavid
    2. Matthews
    3. Mackinnon
    4. Crosby
    5. Marner
    6. Draisatl
    7. Tavares
    8. Barkov
    9 . Point
    10. Hyman
     
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    Barkov gets no respect.
     
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    Muffin Avalanche Flavoured

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    In what world is Matthews ahead of MacKinnon? After his "slow" start, MacKinnon is 1 point back with 1 game less played than Matthews.
     
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  8. A1LeafNation

    A1LeafNation Our time! Our time!

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    Lol can't say we are surprised.
     
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    Trying to be sneaky with #5, #7 and #10 there I see.
     
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    A1LeafNation Our time! Our time!

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    Matthews two way game? Mackinnon focuses on being more of a dynamic offensive player that a all around two way center?
     
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    1 point AND thirteen (1 3) [one three] GOALS back
     
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    If that list is what passes for “sneaky” these days, mission 100% failed
     
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    Lmao are you trying to say that AM is an all around two way center
     
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    You clearly don't watch Colorado games of you think MacKinnon doesn't play a two way game. You honestly think a guy that looks up to Crosby and trains with him every year is only an offensive player?
     
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    OMG. The players are so east coast biased with Matthews. Unbelievable.
     
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    Top 2 should be Mc and Mac in any list.
     
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    Because goals are the only thing that matters? Man that Marner guy must be a terrible player.
     
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    Id love to know who voted for Pettersson over Schiefele in the honorable mentions. Pettersson has never had a point per game season and Scheifele has been a ppg player for the last 4 seasons. He may have the potential to be a better player in the future but he is not a better player right now.
     
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    They are on the same level offensively.

    Goals gotta count for more than assists if they are anywhere near the same in points. Matthews is on pace to hit ~40+ goals in shortened season...that's higher than MacKinnon's career high in full seasons.

    What a joke. Hyman is better than Point at C. He just hasn't played it yet.
     
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    Stop talking out of your ass, you clearly don't watch any MacKinnon outside of highlights. He's a tier above Matthews.
     
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    Empoleon8771 I apparently hit on people through PMs

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    Tbh I still haven't seen a convincing argument for Matthews over Crosby yet. I don't think it's "wrong", but I just don't think Matthews has had that continuous level of being better than Crosby to warrant being rated higher than Crosby. I'd probably call it "premature" more than "wrong".

    I don't think Matthews has shown a sustained level above Crosby that would make me rate him over Crosby like MacKinnon and Draisaitl have.
     
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    Funny how Leafs fans don't seem to think that when conparing Marner and Rantanen :laugh:.

    Isn't it weird how Marner and MacKinnon seems to get all the assists and Matthews and Rantanen gets all the goal. Geez I wonder if there's a reason for that?
     
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  23. Kid Icarus

    Kid Icarus Do yuu undastahn!?

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    Barkov should be #3 behind MacKinnon and McDavid.
     
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    Empoleon8771 I apparently hit on people through PMs

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    I'd love to hear the argument for Barkov over Draisaitl, Crosby or Matthews.

    A guy with 1 PPG season (prior to this year) without even being a Selke finalist isn't the #3 center in hockey.
     
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    Imagine believing Matthews is a stud defensively.
     
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