HFBoards Top 31 NHL Centers - #25

[LT]

Rank	Player	Age	Team	Country	GP	G	A	P	%
#1	Connor McDavid	22			78	41	75	116	85.7%
#2	Sidney Crosby	32			79	35	65	100	71.8%
#3	Nathan MacKinnon	23			82	41	58	99	71.3%
#4	Aleksander Barkov	23			82	35	61	96	38.1%
#5	Patrice Bergeron	34			65	32	47	79	50.9%
#6	Evgeni Malkin	33			68	21	51	72	64.3%
#7	Auston Matthews	21			68	37	36	73	35.0%
#8	Mark Scheifele	26			82	38	46	84	28.9%, 53.7% (TB)
#9	John Tavares	28			82	47	41	88	28.2%,46.3%(TB)
#10	Steven Stamkos	29			82	45	53	98	23.6%
#11	Jack Eichel	22			77	28	54	82	22.7%
#12	Brayden Point	23			79	41	51	92	37.2%
#13	Nicklas Backstrom	31			80	22	52	74	18.9%, 45.8% (TB)
#14	Sean Couturier	26			80	33	43	76	18.1%, 54.3% (TB)
#15	Sebastian Aho	22			82	30	53	83	18.1%, 45.7% (TB)
#16	Ryan O'Reilly	28			82	28	49	77	33.3%
#17	Tyler Seguin	27			82	33	47	80	47.1%
#18	Anze Kopitar	31			81	22	38	60	34.2%
#19	Evgeny Kuznetsov	27			76	21	51	72	26.4%, 55.0%
#20	Elias Pettersson	20			71	28	38	66	26.4%, 45.0%
#21	Jonathan Toews	31			82	35	46	81	39.2%
#22	Logan Couture	30			81	27	43	70	33.3%
#23	Mathew Barzal	22			82	18	44	62	36.3%, 57.6% (TB)
#24	Dylan Larkin	23			76	32	41	73	35.0%, 42.4% (TB)
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[LT]

Probably Duchene for me here. Getting tougher, though.

 

[Backcheckmonster3]

When did Mikko Koivu die? I mean i know he´s no Dylan Strome but still?

 

[cowgirlcath]

Monahan here.

Duchene and Hertl next.

 

[LT]

When did Mikko Koivu die? I mean i know he´s no Dylan Strome but still?

He's had just over 70 points in the last two seasons combined, while every player on this list has had that in one of the past two seasons alone. Several current options have as well. Sure, he's great defensively, but I cannot imagine him getting voted in over 6 of the guys currently on the list.

There's also now the Other option.

 

[bobholly39]

Duchene or Getzlaf.

I feel as though Getzlaf should be easily ahead (and ahead of a few others) but last season really throws things off. Was it just a bad year, or is he declined? I'll say Duchene based on that.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Getzlaf

 

[Machinehead]

I implore you to convince me there's a better player on this list than Zibanejad.

 

[Machinehead]

Let's compare to some of the other guys getting votes here.

Duchene - Same number of points and their overall impacts are not comparable.

Getzlaf - f*** me jumping, is it 2014?

Monahan - Not even dignifying that with a response.

The only humane choice here is Tomas Hertl.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Still Big Getz. Lot of quality options still available though.

 

[NotLeddy]

Voted Hertl

 

[Tkachuky]

Let's compare to some of the other guys getting votes here.

Duchene - Same number of points and their overall impacts are not comparable.

Getzlaf - **** me jumping, is it 2014?

Monahan - Not even dignifying that with a response.

The only humane choice here is Tomas Hertl.

Can’t dignify with a response? Solid argument. Thanks for the input.

 

[djpatm]

Let's compare to some of the other guys getting votes here.

Duchene - Same number of points and their overall impacts are not comparable.

Getzlaf - **** me jumping, is it 2014?

Monahan - Not even dignifying that with a response.

The only humane choice here is Tomas Hertl.

lol Hertl over Monahan? Yeah no.

Monahan has a higher peak so far and his lowest point total since his rookie year is higher than every season Hertl has played in the league besides the last one (in which, again, Monahan easily outscored him)

 

[Teemu]

The guy with at least 27 goals in each of the last 5 seasons

 

[Machinehead]

lol Hertl over Monahan? Yeah no.

Monahan has a higher peak so far and his lowest point total since his rookie year is higher than every season Hertl has played in the league besides the last one (in which, again, Monahan easily outscored him)

Monahan is heavily carried by his teammates.

 

[NetflixandPhil]

Were in the next tier I believe now. Monahan, Duchene, Getzlaf, Hertl, Zibanejad should be 25-29

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Including the 2018 and 2019 playoffs, Tomas Hertl has scored 51 goals in his last 106 games.

 

[Volica]

Monahan is heavily carried by his teammates.

Yup.
Not like any other name on this list plays with good players, so you're correct.

I'm not even a big Monahan guy, but he's better than a number of guys already on this list.

 

[Ace of Hades]

Horvat is being sleeped on.

 

[Machinehead]

Yup.
Not like any other name on this list plays with good players, so you're correct.

I'm not even a big Monahan guy, but he's better than a number of guys already on this list.

Zibanejad sure as f*** doesn't play with good players.

 

[Volica]

Zibanejad sure as **** doesn't play with good players.

He's also two years older, and Monahan has easily out produced him every season they've been in the league together. Honestly Mika's only really played at the level of a first line centre for a season, whereas Monahan's production has been 1st line (lower end, but still) since he was 19.

 

[canadiantirefire]

Duchene. He’s gonna be a beast in Nashville.

 

[Syckle78]

Easily getzlaf for me and I hate the guy.

 

[Machinehead]

Getzlaf had 48 points last year.

 

[Machinehead]

He's also two years older, and Monahan has easily out produced him every season they've been in the league together. Honestly Mika's only really played at the level of a first line centre for a season, whereas Monahan's production has been 1st line (lower end, but still) since he was 19.

Zibanejad has been producing at a first line rate for years now. Per minute, over the last three years, he's outscored Hertl, Kopitar, O' Rielly, and Couturier.

Nobody in our fanbase was surprised that he put up 74 points or really thought of it as a "breakout." That's just what happens when you don't have Alain Vigneault playing you on the third line because he hates his life.