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My Top Centers From 2010-2020

Created by: Agent_Of_R9
Team: 2020-21 Custom Team
Initial Creation Date: Dec. 24, 2020
Published: Dec. 24, 2020
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Since the year is coming to an end, I’ve decided to do a ranking of the best players in each position from 2010-2020. I will be rating each player based on their peak.

Players who were born post 1995 with less than 500 games played will be ranked in honourable mentions.

1. Crosby (PLY, 98)
2. McDavid (PLY, 97)
3. Datsyuk (TWF, 96)
4. Malkin (PWF, 95)
5. Thornton (PWF, 95)
6. MacKinnon (SNP, 95)
7. Bergeron (TWF, 94)
8. Toews (TWF, 94)
9. Kopitar (TWF, 93)
10. Tavares (SNP, 93)
11. H. Sedin (PLY, 93)
12. Getzlaf (PWF, 92)
13. Backstrom (PLY, 92)
14. O'Reilly (TWF, 91)
15. Sean Couturier (TWF, 91)

HM:
Matthews (SNP, 95)
Draisaitl (PWF, 94)
Eichel (PLY, 93)
Point (TWF, 93)
Pettersson (PLY, 92)
*Stamkos and Giroux will be considered LW.
ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
15$999,999,999$114,233,333$0$0$885,766,666
Left WingCentreRight Wing
Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
$8,700,000$8,700,000
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$12,500,000$12,500,000
C
UFA - 6
Datsyuk, Pavel
$7,500,000$7,500,000
Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
$9,500,000$9,500,000
C
NMC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$700,000$700,000
C, LW
NMC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
$6,300,000$6,300,000
C
M-NTC
UFA - 3
Logo of the Boston Bruins
$6,875,000$6,875,000
C
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks
$10,500,000$10,500,000
C
NMC
UFA - 3
Logo of the Los Angeles Kings
$10,000,000$10,000,000
C
M-NTC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$11,000,000$11,000,000
C, LW
NMC
UFA - 5
Sedin, Henrik
$7,000,000$7,000,000
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$8,250,000$8,250,000
C
NMC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Washington Capitals
$9,200,000$9,200,000
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Logo of the St. Louis Blues
$1,875,000$1,875,000
C
UFA - 3
Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers
$4,333,333$4,333,333
C
UFA - 2
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$11,640,250$11,640,250
C
UFA - 4
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$8,500,000$8,500,000
C, LW
UFA - 5
Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
$6,750,000$6,750,000
C, RW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
$10,000,000$10,000,000
C
UFA - 6
Logo of the Vancouver Canucks
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
C, LW
UFA - 1

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Dec. 25, 2020 at 1:35 p.m.
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Quoting: palhal
For his four years of pro hockey, I wouldn't put Matthews that high......Now he might be in the top three form 2020 to 2030.
O'Reilly has had couple of very good years....but many just above average. Coutrierier of Flyers...maybe not top ten.
Maybe add Scheifille of the Jets, and Couture of the Sharks as additions


Yeah Scheifele is a good suggestion for sure.
Dec. 25, 2020 at 1:36 p.m.
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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Half these players havent bern top centers for the past 10 years so its hard to compare


Yeah that’s true I sorta rated the 25 and under players based on potential as well. That’s why they’re so high.
Dec. 25, 2020 at 3:19 p.m.
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Edited Dec. 26, 2020 at 4:31 p.m.
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Dec. 25, 2020 at 6:28 p.m.
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It's pretty hard to fathom Matthews (as good to great of a player as he is) ranking higher than Draisaitl unless the list is coming out of Toronto.

And Petterson plays mostly wing.
Dec. 25, 2020 at 6:53 p.m.
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Quoting: BornInAGretzkyJersey
It's pretty hard to fathom Matthews (as good to great of a player as he is) ranking higher than Draisaitl unless the list is coming out of Toronto.

And Petterson plays mostly wing.


Excusez-moi?
Dec. 26, 2020 at 11:56 a.m.
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Quoting: BornInAGretzkyJersey
It's pretty hard to fathom Matthews (as good to great of a player as he is) ranking higher than Draisaitl unless the list is coming out of Toronto.

And Petterson plays mostly wing.


Yeah Draisaitl just won the Hart with a 120 point season so hard to put Matthews over him. But I factored in their advanced analytics as well which sent Matthews to the top of the list.
Dec. 26, 2020 at 1:33 p.m.
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Quoting: Kotkaniemi15
Excusez-moi?


Last season the guy won-lost 59-82 faceoffs.

Doesn't exactly suggest centre, neither from a winning percentage nor a volume standpoint.

YMMV
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Dec. 26, 2020 at 4:25 p.m.
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Quoting: BornInAGretzkyJersey
Last season the guy won-lost 59-82 faceoffs.

Doesn't exactly suggest centre, neither from a winning percentage nor a volume standpoint.

YMMV


I don’t watch enough canucks games isn’t Pettersson the guy who marks the other team’s 1C in the defensive zone? That’s the C if you ask me.
Dec. 26, 2020 at 4:47 p.m.
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Nevermind, Pettersson and Miller are both listed as Cs.
Dec. 27, 2020 at 3:48 p.m.
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What'd you guys think of my best centers of the decade ranking?
Dec. 27, 2020 at 4:59 p.m.
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McDavid will eventually take the #1 spot on this list
Dec. 27, 2020 at 5:19 p.m.
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here's the thing: some of these guys only played for half the decade....so are we just taking each players best season?? or the whole sum? bc if it's everything then McDavid and Matthews and the young guys are lower on the list bc they've played only a few years....
Dec. 27, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
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Quoting: Pens3lieve
here's the thing: some of these guys only played for half the decade....so are we just taking each players best season?? or the whole sum? bc if it's everything then McDavid and Matthews and the young guys are lower on the list bc they've played only a few years....


For the young guys, I ranked them based on their best 2-3 season spans. I also factored in their talent level & potential, that’s why some are pretty high.
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Dec. 27, 2020 at 8:14 p.m.
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Quoting: Penguins_Legend_Sheary
For the young guys, I ranked them based on their best 2-3 season spans. I also factored in their talent level & potential, that’s why some are pretty high.


k makes sense...
you change usernames?? just for context's sake lol
Dec. 27, 2020 at 8:50 p.m.
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k makes sense...
you change usernames?? just for context's sake lol


Yes I did.
Dec. 28, 2020 at 9:29 a.m.
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Yes I did.


and the old one is....??? just wondering.....
Dec. 28, 2020 at 12:27 p.m.
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and the old one is....??? just wondering.....


I was Brandondubinskygoat when I first joined & then changed to mikeythepensfan a few months later. I just recently updated my name again.
Dec. 28, 2020 at 5:40 p.m.
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I was Brandondubinskygoat when I first joined & then changed to mikeythepensfan a few months later. I just recently updated my name again.


and MM Elite most recently.....

ok got it.....

thx.
Dec. 28, 2020 at 5:41 p.m.
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and MM Elite most recently.....

ok got it.....

thx.


No problem!
Dec. 28, 2020 at 5:42 p.m.
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No problem!


hey just had to make sure lol it was my first thought....
Dec. 30, 2020 at 5:19 p.m.
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What’d you guys think of my centers ranking?
Dec. 30, 2020 at 6:57 p.m.
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What’d you guys think of my centers ranking?


Definitely schiefele over o’reilly
Dec. 30, 2020 at 7:22 p.m.
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Definitely schiefele over o’reilly


That’s fair.
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Dec. 31, 2020 at 11:32 a.m.
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Toews should be higher given everything he's done the past decaade. Better than Mckinnon, Mathews, Thorton, Mcdavid, Bergeron for sure based only on 2010-2020.
Jan. 1, 2021 at 4:45 p.m.
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Toews should be higher given everything he's done the past decaade. Better than Mckinnon, Mathews, Thorton, Mcdavid, Bergeron for sure based only on 2010-2020.


That's fair. Statistcally, Toews was the best player in the league from 2010-2015.
 
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