I’ve been picking apart other people’s comments in my head and figuring out what to say.
Here’s my final thoughts
A list like this one
1 McDavid
2-a Matthews
2-b Mackinnon
2-c Crosby
3-a Panarin
3-b Stone
4-a Barkov
4-b Draisaitl
4-c Marner
4-d Pastrnak/Kucherov
Is a great way to look at it. (credit to
@A_K) Personally, there are some changes I would make based on my own opinion but it is still a very good way to look at it.
Secondly, I think a top 10 is very hard to judge.
Obviously McDavid is 1, there’s no debate.
But from here, there’s levels. There is no clear 2,3,4,5,etc..
There’s also so many great players that a few different top 10’s could be made and they would make sense.
I can name more than 10 players who deserve to have their names mentioned in a top 10.
McDavid
Draisaitl
Mackinnon
Rantanen
Makar
Matthews
Marner
Crosby
Barkov
Huberdeau
Marchand
Pastrnak
Stone
Panarin
Kane
Hedman
Josi
We’ll see about Kucherov when he comes back
And more
That’s quite a few more than 10.
Does that make sense?