Tavares should be top 5 consider who have been his wingers over the years. Does not have a true 1st line winger on his side so far in his career. You only have to interview coaches around the league who always talk highly of him and put their top 2 D & top 2 checking forwards to play against him every single game. They frequently ignore his wingers and just check him to death each shift. If Isles had more natural snipers at R point and up front, his stat will be a lot higher than you have seen on the scoreboard. His defensive plays also improved much last 2 seasons and is an effective PK guy for the Isles last season.
No OV, Benn, Marchand, Perry, Laine on his line. He is definitely not as good as McDavid, Crosby, and Malkin but otherwise should be rated above the other centers for now (maybe below Getzlaf but close). Of course, this may change over the next 3 years with Matthews and Eichel likely passing him in the rating.