math duchene, logan couture, brayden scheen, ryan johansen and bo horvat must be in front of hertl and petterson. Hertl add a breakout year and petterson will sure be a elite guy but both still
Have a lot to prove before figuring in top 10
So Hertl had a good season, but... I honestly think Backlund is Calgary's best C, and Toews is pretty much as good as Seguin at least for my money.
Have you seen Hertl's possession numbers? They're quite good. His 2.61 5v5 Points/60 is top ten among centers in the entire league and more than Kuznetsov, Eichel and Draisaitl...Tell me he isn't top 5..hes also flat out dominant in the post-season aka the season that matters.