Eichel is a top 10 center

Drai is a bit high on this one I think

People really gotta look up drais numbers at c vs wing

why is drai on a center list, hes a winger, regardless matthews>

Barkov and Eichel above point behind Crosby. I argue that Barkov, Eichel and Draisaitl are the second tier dudes behind 1st tier Matthews, Crosby, McDavid, and Mackinnon. I think that Eichels n Barkov could be tier 1. Draisaitl just doesn't stick for me. I get he's great second in scoring in the last 5 years but, McDavid the best offensive talent since Gretzky and Limeaux imo is on his team, on his line, on the same PP. Don't tell me Draisaitl is ever the first person game planned against when ur playing the Oilers.

Do you agree? @LeonTheRealDeal ?

I think it should be McDavid, Crosby, MacKinnon, Barkov then it could go either way, but Draisaitl is either 5 or 6 on my opinion. Draisaitl is super underrated it looks like, and people should watch Oilers games to know if Draisaitl is a good center man or not.

Yea, When it comes to drive your own line Matthews, mcDavid, Crosby ands MacKinnon is kinda better. BUT when Drai is drive his line, He isn't being given excellent wingers like MacKinnon or Matthews or even Crosby.

hes overrated because he gets alot of points

You're right. They game plan for the best player in the world first. What a surprise.

I only didn't count him bc he is injured rn but he for sure is like top 7

He's not a winger lol. He centers his own line with nuge and yamo or "The deadliest line in the nhl" two years ago.

Crosby has a lot of legacy bias on him these days. Just bc hes Sidney crosby doesn't mean hes a top 3 center. He didnt really do anything spectacular this szn anyways

Nah, I think people just don’t know how good he is, because people think of him and instantly think of McDavid.

Exactly!!!

2 most common linemates for Leon at 5v5 the last 3 years...

2021 - McDavid and Yamo
2020 - McDavid & Kassian
2019 - McDavid & Chiasson

If McDavid is playing center and over the last 3 years he's been Leon's most common linemate at 5v5....how is he still a center?

Draisaitl's 1000+ faceoffs this past season say otherwise...

I put McDavid and Mac as the clear #1 and 2 respectively, then Crosby at #3 still. After that I have Draisaitl at #4, followed by Matthews/Barkov/Eichel at 5-7.

Actually, now that I'm looking at it, Draisaitl has lined up for faceoffs about 64% more often than McDavid in the past three seasons. Maybe... McDavid is the real fake center!?

he was the one who made that deadly

or when people defend him the first thing they bring up is his points and a hart trophy he only won because mcdavid was hurt for 12 games

Wheres the source for this?

The only guy he could bump is scheifele, and I’m just not so sure anymore.

I can't willfully put crosby over drai even tho I really like crosby(I own several of his jerseys) I can't put him over drai. Hes defensively better but drai is way better offensively. I do agree with the matthews/eichel/Barkov placement tho

Yeah, Are star players not supposed to help their lines? and make them deadly?