Quoting: Vermathex
he is not a top five center or a top 10 player in the league
is he better than
1. Mcdavid
2. Matthews
3. Crosby
4. mackinnon
5. barkov
no he is not. not even on the same planet as them
Not on the same planet as the first 4? Yes, I agree.
But he's not far behind Barkov, and because he's younger, he'll likely be better one day.
Also, I'll add Draisitl to that group as well for you, depending on if he's considered a centre (still don't know whether he's a centre or a wing, but if he's a centre he ranks higher than Eichel)
After that, you're comparing him to guys like Petterson, Schifele, Malkin, Point, Tavares, Bergeron, O'Rielly, Barzal, Kopitar, Cotiuier, etc
Personally, I'd rather have Eichel than any of them.