Just go ahead and out also in Elite right now

Mathews ain't franchise.

Suzuki is in the middle of the good 1C tier imo

Of course he is

This probably makes the Flames look worse, but Backlund is probably our 1C not Kadri. Plays more minutes and all the tough matchups.

Yeah he's taken a huge step, but absolutely not an Elite 1C

Fun idea but theres some huge errors here imo

What do you suggest?

Just my opinions but: Crosby is franchise. Barkov too. Bedard is not elite yet. Suzuki is not elite. Larkin is elite. Basically replace suzuki and bedard with larkin and thomas. This is based off 2023/24 I assume no? Also Schiefle is a good 1C (for now)

Swap Larkin and Suzuki

I’d move Suzuki down 1 and Scheifele up 1

Jack Hughes > everyone else in elite tier

He's certainly not franchise calibre, if that's what you're suggesting
There's an argument to be made he's not better than Crosby, Pettersson and Barkov too

Lol, how can you say you hate the leafs more than you like hockey without saying it.

While it's likely to happen this season Larkin has never had a point a game season in his career. Isn't very good defensively either. So how does that equate elite?

Come talk when your no show stars do something in the playoffs.
A true franchise player is Draisaitl. He put up more points in 1 playoff run than Mathews last 4 combined.

Matthews and Draisaitl/Mcdavid have the same amount of cups, so who cares?

I'd say Beniers should be in the Too Early to Tell category. He's only played two full seasons in the NHL and it'll be a few more before he reaches his peak. For that matter, Bedard probably belongs in the Too Early to Tell category as well; for all the hype surrounding him he's still a rookie and it'll take a few years before we can see how he truly stacks up against the other 1Cs of the league.

Lol, small man syndrome at its finest

Mikke Granlund has actually been really good on a TERRIBLE Sharks team... That team could be one of the worst ones I have seen in years (Goaltending, and their 1st line were the only bright spots)

You obviously don't know JEE's game. Thats cool though. Rest of the league can keep underestimating him while he puts up 30 goals and Selke level defense each year.