HFBoards Top 31 NHL Centers - #6

[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%
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[LT]

Malkin for me.

 

[cowgirlcath]

If you don’t pick Malkin here there is something wrong with you.

 

[um]

Why do these list always end at 20? 31 makes way more sense.

 

[LT]

Why do these list always end at 20? 31 makes way more sense.

We can do 31 if there's enough demand.

 

[Regal]

Malkin had a poor year but his high end is still too high not to take him here

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Absolutely ridiculous that 2 guys who have 1 80pt season COMBINED go ahead of a guy who puts up 70+pts and PPG+ in a down year.

 

[Ace of Hades]

Malkin and then Schiefele.

Add Kopitar.

 

[mattydamon]

Malkin and then Matthews.

 

[Deadly Dogma]

If Matthews isn't at min next this whole poll series is tainted and moot

 

[Ctrain2k]

Malkin’s getting a bit overrated, he wasn’t very good last year.

 

[Taluss]

Malkin then Matthews

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Malkin’s getting a bit overrated, he wasn’t very good last year.

The year prior he was a beast. This season will determine which season was more of the outlier going forward, but based on his resume, I wouldn't count him out.

 

[Ctrain2k]

The year prior he was a beast. This season will determine which season was more of the outlier going forward, but based on his resume, I wouldn't count him out.

Based on his age, you have to consider it regression until he proves otherwise.

 

[Snippit]

Malkin then Matthews

 

[TheGuiminator]

Malkin’s getting a bit overrated, he wasn’t very good last year.

Malkin and overrated should never be in the same sentence again.

 

[crackdown44]

I can’t speak for others but the way I’m evaluating this is which guy would I take right now if I had to pick one to win me a game. It’s Malkin pretty easily from this bunch. I wouldn’t have Barkov in the top 5

 

[Love]

Barkov stands out on this list and not in a good way

 

[Regal]

Based on his age, you have to consider it regression until he proves otherwise.

Seems like jumping the gun on a guy who hadn't finished lower than 7th in PPG the previous 6 seasons and is only a year removed from one of the best seasons of his career. If he was showing signs of regression previously, sure, but it's an outlier currently

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Seems like jumping the gun on a guy who hadn't finished lower than 7th in PPG the previous 6 seasons and is only a year removed from one of the best seasons of his career. If he was showing signs of regression previously, sure, but it's an outlier.

I guess if one were to dock Malkin in the rankings because they expect him to miss games, that's one thing. But if Malkin can play 75+ games this year, I think he's a very good bet to be a Top 5 center.

 

[TomP24684]

Malkin. Tavares next.

 

[joe dirte]

Absolutely ridiculous that 2 guys who have 1 80pt season COMBINED go ahead of a guy who puts up 70+pts and PPG+ in a down year.

I mean, patrice bergeron scored more points in less games last year while being a far better defensive player.

In years past malkin would have gone number 2. So simmer down.

 

[snipes]

Malkin then Matthews.

 

[LT]

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