Ranking The TOP 25 NHL PLAYERS 2023!

[@nicholasscavarda4668]

Where the hell is Phil Kessel??

[@Wattupaworkin]

Growing Glizzy trees in his retirement 😂

[@cashbar7680]

@@Wattupaworkinthat doesn’t explain pat maroon

[@dustincullihall9963]

In the press box Edit want to be clear this is a joke.

[@Southboundpachyderm]

Taking credit for a cup he didn’t win lol.

[@Matttrick]

4 cup Phil confirmed?

[@Minamakhlouf]

Colorado's got some game-breaking talent with McKinnon, Rantanen and Makar. Team is gonna be scary for a long time. Shame about Landeskog's injury though.

[@LILbig666]

A lot of solid players missed a lot of time and we’re still able to recover and have meaningful careers. Like Crosby

[@c.s.s.5326]

I'm keeping my eye on Lonzo Ball as he has the same injury and if memory serves right, he got his procedure a few months ahead of Landy so it hopefully can act as an indicator of what's to come because yeah, if that's it for the Captain, that would be a bummer. And also would start to elude to a Swedish Injury Hex on the Avs...

[@rob-roymacnaughton]

Definitely 👍

[@88playmkr]

I think Nichuskin deserves more praise aswell

[@parkersirlin9394]

Respectable list. Can you rank the top 10 goalies for the 23-24 season?

[@brandonreeder6162]

Markstrom #1

[@purplepotato69]

Vasilevskiy, bobrovsky, and shesterkin are my top 3

[@dw7276]

I love that Draisaitl is finally getting some respect from the hockey community. There are several games where he is the best player on his team, and his playoff performance this last season was ridiculous. Put him on any other team and he would be their best player no question.

[@rob-roymacnaughton]

He was also playing injured. He's that good 👍

[@beneasler8868]

I feel like McDavid and Draisaitl right now is what Crosby and Malkin were in the early 2010's. Malkin beat Crosby to the art ross in 08-09 when they both played a full season and people still don't put Malkin on the same level and Ovi and Crosby (granted he doesn't have the longevity they do). McDavid was a big part of the Oilers powerplay this year, but Draisaitl was the one slappin them in most of the time.

[@chelious1973]

They are similar. Only difference is that they have 3 cups.

[@dwaynethewokjohnson7773]

@@chelious1973team effort

[@Childofbhaal]

Just because Malkin did good a couple years doesn’t mean much. Sid has been far more consistent 1,500 points and a 210 +-

[@beneasler8868]

@bleachroxmysox22 not saying he's better, just that he's been a top 5 forward in the league over the 2010s and a lot of people don't recognize that

[@Musso8771]

Absolutely. Malkin is a top 3 player of his generation. As you mentioned, he spent over a decade as a top 3-5 player every season, and the 2 guys who were consistently better happen to be better than just about everybody in history.

[@HolyFrickBro]

I think Adam Fox 100% deserved to be on this list. In my opinion he is the second best defenceman in the league ahead of guys like Mcavoy, Josi and Hedman. Other than that great list though! Can't wait to see more!

[@zcohen17]

Him and Heiskanen deserve it more than those guys. He included Hintz and Robertson, but Miro is the best Dallas Stars player

[@danielsavitz5774]

Flames fan wouldn't have him on this list tho

[@shreksswamp1182]

heiskanen is overrated. not that many number1 dman with the amount of giveaways he gets every year. @@zcohen17

[@ianalex119]

I 100% agree.

[@Idkbrowtfisthis]

the only defenseman better is Cale Makar. Every one except him think differently. He and Makar are 10 times better than every other defenseman.

[@sportsmaster1364]

Dude, Rantanen had to literally carry the Avs forward corps for a quarter of the season when MacKinnon got hurt (and remember, no Landeskog either), put up over 50 goals and over 100 points, scored his 500th point by going bardownski on an empty-net *from inside his own blueline* and still didn't get enough respect. If he played on a team that didn't have Gabe/MacK/Makar, especially if it were in a market as hockey-crazy as Colorado, he'd be top-10 on so many lists of best players in today's NHL. Criminally underrated player.

[@paullelujahmusic]

Roman Josi is sooooo underrated! Glad you put him on this list. I still comprehend how he did not win the Norris Trophe with his 96 pts in 2021-2022…this guys deserves one big time!

[@shreksswamp1182]

He has won a Norris. Doubt he will come close again tho

[@KalleLagerlof]

Josi is fantastic

[@Tylerthemyler]

Good list. I think fox, Barkov and heiskanen would’ve found their ways on my list

[@alexanderborjesson8614]

No Adam Fox?! (devils fan here)

[@RealKlashGhost]

My firsts thought as well! Coming from a bruins fan

[@Skynertia]

Draisaitl is this era's Malkin.

[@Nimajneb42069]

Malkin won multiple cups lol

[@Converto]

Tim Stutzle making this list next season

[@imulippo5245]

Yep, and maybe Matiac Macelli too :)

[@Converto]

@@imulippo5245 we'll see, he's a promising prospect but he's on a trashy yotes team and stutzle already has a 90 point season under his belt

[@BodyofWater_]

Bro, the fact that you even realized Rantanen. Dude is one of the most underrated players in the league since he plays with Makar and Mackinnon

[@A15H]

I love the ranking videos,maybe the next ranking video can be all the NHL goal horns

[@JonathanHawkey]

Appreciate you agamer! Cheers!

[@ozzi958]

I´d say rantanen is the best winger in the NHL right now. Just amazing on both ends of the ice and he was also amazing when playing center. Reminds me of bergeron but with more offensive talent.

[@ethanvanloon4452]

Matthew Tkchuck is better

[@ozzi958]

@@ethanvanloon4452 he would be my second choice

[@gavindough3344]

As an Avs fan, I'd definitely say that he's in the discussion along with Kaprizov, Marner, and Tkcuck. You could honestly make a top 4 winger list and put them in any order and make good arguments for all.

[@johanjotun1647]

@@ethanvanloon4452and Pasta is better still.

[@johanjotun1647]

@@gavindough3344Pasta, Kuctch, Kaprisiv, Tkcuck, Is my top 4

[@AstridsUncle]

Respectable list. A best under 25 list would be interesting.

[@TypeNull19]

As a lifelong Avalanche fan who made it through the dark ages…it’s mind boggling to be able to watch Makar, Mack and Rantanen every night. I’ll never take it for granted. Go Avs Go!

[@Electron-qg1oy]

The way you said dark ages

[@Electron-qg1oy]

Sounds like the Great Depression

[@jessepeltonen02]

Missing Heiskanen and Barkov🤔

[@98joal]

He just continues being underrated... Imo he is the 2nd best Finn after Rantanen.

[@the_dotto]

Fun fact, the pronounciation of MacGuire (or atleast the way you said it in the video) for Mikko Rantanen is actually very close to the original Finnish pronounciation. Instead of the one that is usually used for his name.

[@Yon_Jon5715]

That's a SAD fact, actually: the guy who made the video KNOWING the correct pronunciation of a name, only to mock it & continue by using the incorrect one. There is no such thing as the "American pronunciation" of name. The name is the name.

[@MiddleAR]

You'll always have my utmost respect for your unbiased opinions, even with the Oilers. (like how does anyone not know you're a Flames fan?! YOUR CHANNEL NAME IS RIGHT THERE) You're a real one man! love the videos keep 'em comin! -Oilers fan that grew up in Calgary

[@ichichu]

I love the top 4. After watching that Oilers vs. Avs WCF the previous year...I have never seen hockey played so fast in my life.

[@nfbuckeye]

Solid overall. Only argument from me is the lack of Adam Fox, and I'd have Petey top-15 when you take into account not only his offensive game, but that he's also an elite defender.

[@tdfmtig]

I’d change a few things I think Hintz is going to have a much bigger year than Mark Stone

[@fleekll4588]

I think next year majority of this list may stay the same but if there were honourable mentions for this year I think Timmy Stutzle would be one of those, despite not having the most experience he still had 90 points in 78 games this year, and it will probably increase next year.

[@xhiggy8378]

Love the love for kuch. Feel like he gets forgotten sometimes. Absolute gem. If the list was top outrageous skillset, he’d be top 2. Great video man! Will definitely keep watching!

[@utahGrizzHC]

My list: 1. Connor McJesus 2. Leon Draisaitl 3. Nathan MacKinnon 4. Cale Makar 5. Matthew Tkachuk 6. Auston Matthews 7. David Pastrnak 8. Nikita Kucherov 9. Mikko Rantanen 10. Tage Thompson 11. Jason Robertson 12. Kirill Kaprizov 13. Jack Hughes 14. Sidney Crosby 15. Alexander Ovechkin 16. Mitchell Marner 17. Elias Pettersson 18. Charlie Mcavoy 19. Roope Hintz 20. Artemi Panarin 21. Jack Eichel 22. Victor Hedman 23. Erik Karlsson 24. Brayden Point 25. Steven Stamkos That is how I would rank the Top 25 players in the NHL today, not including goalies.

[@pattaccone]

1:55 he scored 60 in a season ! Not many people have done that, especially in the modern era

[@davidpettersson216]

I feel like Dahlin is gonna be top 15-10 by the end of next season

[@TmanTyler619]

Easily

[@danevertt3210]

I’m confused how Dahlin isn’t on this list now. If he is - I didn’t see him

[@Fungamer4570]

I was Very confused at first because i didnt realize what order you were doing it in. also I love your ranking videos, the first video i watched on your channel was the dressing room one

[@NoWayItsJai]

Barkov is in the top 25 imo Bedard will be in it very soon

[@josephbrancato1883]

I agree about barkov

[@knighttimestorieslv]

Two predictions for Johnny's list for 2024-25: Tage Thompson moves up several spots & Eichel has such an incredible season, there's no way he stays off anyone's list.

[@ThatsNotEnglish]

Eichel had a great post-season, his season was pretty mediocre

[@sebastianruud6645]

yeah Thompson don't make the list now so u were wrong, don't think I would put Eichel there either to be honest

[@jamielennard3388]

Way too forward heavy. Fox, Heiskanen, Hughes, Dahlin are all missing

[@Jornjunior18]

Quin Hughes top 25😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@samrastagar8554]

@@Jornjunior18This comment did not age well lol

[@NelsMask121]

@@Jornjunior18definitely now 😂😂

[@stephenventura4075]

Draisaitl at 2 is a great choice. I’d personally move Pasta and Tkachuk up to more of the top 5/6

[@rob-roymacnaughton]

Have you ever made a list of the top 25 teams with the best ice? That would be an interesting episode.

[@RetroJR]

Howly smokes! I am not even close being neither a veteran nor an expert of NHL, but my top 7 spots were actually identical to yours! Awesome to see that I am not completely off. Awesome list and thank you for explaining each player. :)

[@matt7352]

2-5 is interesting cause depending on the night it could be anybody. That 2022 playoffs by Makar had him at 2 for me. When Drai is on easily 2 but I could say the same for Mac or Papi

[@sojiroseta98]

Tbh im really not sure theres a way to justify not having Draisaitl at #2. Makar is the only possibility to dethrone him but i wonder if he'll ever be healthy enough consistently to do that.

[@hockeyhamrin]

​@@sojiroseta98how about the fact that he is a powerplay merchant? He isn't even top 60 in even strength goals. Dylan Strome had more even strength goals than him last year just put that into perspective. Not even top 10 in even strength points either. Still a great player but I think 2 is a little high.

[@obi-wankenobigoat]

@@hockeyhamrincry about it bro 😂 the point of the power play is to score…… if it were so easy why does no one else score so many power-play goals, also did it ever occur to you how many potential even strength goals he could’ve had but someone took a penalty on him to prevent it causing him to go on power play and then score.

[@sojiroseta98]

@hockeyhamrin THATS your argument?? You smokin something strong? Ok so lets go with your metric here, the so called 'PP Merchant'. Ok so his competition is what Makar, Mackinnon, Kucherov? I even added Crosby's best 5 point total years...heres a surprising fact (though its only surprising if you just go with narratives) Heres what i confirmed, last 5 point total years (best 5 for Crosby, only 4 for Makar: 1)Makar - 43% of his pts are PP 2)Crosby - 41% of his pts were PP 3) Kucherov - 39% of his pts were PP 4)Draisaitl - 36% of his pts were PP 5)Mackinnon - 35% of his pts were PP So with that said, based on your argument, it seems that despite the fact that all of these players play/played on stacked PPs it seems like Crosby was actually the real merchant of PP as you say, yet he doesnt have that rep....if you actually look at the facts on average most NHL superstars throughout history were in that 35-40% pp points range so that completely destroys this narrative about Leon. I didnt even bother with Matthews because he doesnt even put up enough assists to rank with them. That being said i wouldnt personally judge them on points alone, Leon's playoff performances alone were enough to place him at #2 to begin with...just one example.

[@obi-wankenobigoat]

@@sojiroseta98 bro u fucking killed him 😂 I love u

[@z3llmer]

I like your top 5. Personally I do these more as tiers. I’d put McDavid in his own tier at the top, Leon and Makar a tier below, then MacKinnon, Kucherov, Crosby, etc below that. MacKinnon maybe gets his own tier where he’s just barely under the Leon/Makar.

[@obi-wankenobigoat]

Matthews is above Kucherov and Crosby no? At this point in kuch and Crosby career they are on a decline, Matthews in his prime and has better numbers, I agree with that tier list but drop Crosby and Kuch for Matthews.

[@bodhithomas5684]

@@obi-wankenobigoatKucherov at 30 is still giving Matthews back shots in offensive production so no. And if you include playoffs there’s not a debate. Matthews isn’t much worse tho

[@sinevins]

​@@obi-wankenobigoat better than Crosby, ahhh no, and not sure what you mean by he is playing at a decline.... have you seen his numbers for this year?!!

[@obi-wankenobigoat]

@@sinevins for starters Matthews clearly has better stats right now, secondly do a simple comparison of Crosby stats from this year to last year and 2 years ago, not as good, decline

[@leg0ipodtouch]

JH - "You're gonna want to see who I've got at number 2" Me - "It's Draisaitl isn't it?" JH - "#2 is Leon Draisaitl" Me - "I f*ckin knew it"

[@AKAKATTACK_YT]

lol

[@yeetthefeetpls5850]

I like this list, I’m just wondering where Adam fox is? I feel he should probably be top 25. But other than that it’s a very good list with very good reasonings for the rankings

[@Dwrryabtit]

Fs, easily the second best d-man

[@poloyipclips7476]

not even a top 30 player

[@obi-wankenobigoat]

@@poloyipclips7476literally a top 2-5 d-man, that deserves being in top 25

[@poloyipclips7476]

@@obi-wankenobigoat id rather have: Makar, McAvoy, Hedman, karlsson, q. hughes, josi, heiskanen, doughty, seider, ekblad, and letang just off the top of my head. Fox is massively overrated

[@obi-wankenobigoat]

@@poloyipclips7476 u clearly not looking at the numbers then, not very far behind in points to makar and has better defense than over half those guys you listed

[@andrewthompson6453]

Mark Stone should be #1 for that knob on his stick haha

[@Aaron.R.Ruigrok]

Adam fox and miro heiskanen

[@andrewclarke8163]

If we're talking about next season, Stutzle's gotta be in the 10-20 range

[@Truschoolsports]

SO you listed 25 players and didn't list Alexander Barkov? You must not not value winning to highly. There's a reason Austin Matthews was a bum in the Panthers series and it was because he was matched up with the best 2-way center in the world. Putting guys like Tage Thompson, Pettersson, Matthews, Kaprizov, Charlie Mcacvoy, Sebastian Aho and not including Barkov is disrespectful to the sport and I stand on that!!! You bias as hell for players on Canadian because they play in tough hockey markets, there's no pressure win in Vancouver right now everybody knows they are trash as hell at the moment. Who cares that Pettersson is the face of the Canucks? They are a very bad hockey team, Barkov is the captain of the defending Eastern Conference Champions Florida Panthers and the best defensive center in the entire sport. He's worse than Matthews, Aho, Pettersson and Tage Thompson? Please give me a break, Barkov hasnt fully been healthy since 2019 but still won a selke, presidents trophy and went to the Stanley Cup Final in that time span while not being fully healthy. Barkov moves the needle more than any center in the Eastern Conference and his peers agree with me as he was once again voted him the 2022-2023 NHL Most Underrated player 119 out 518 players believe he's the most underrated player in the league. Lists like yours confirm why. www.nhl.com/panthers/news/barkov-voted-most-underrated-player-in-2022-23-nhlpa-player-poll/c-342579406

[@kasperpasanen1476]

Exactly. He is like producing points at the same level as all of those guys you listed while being one of the best two way players in the game. At least I can't see when Aho has been a better player than Barkov.

[@tymorrison2923]

it’s rare we get a long johnny hawkey video. absolutely love the content, long or short videos i haven’t missed a single one in almost a year. fact check me. keep up the amazing work

[@AleahWall]

What he said about Draisaitl is very true as soon as he has one bad game they say he sucks 😔 but they do the same thing to Marner even if he's been planning better than Matthews 🥲

[@SpiritRed]

No Milan Lucic ?! This list is bogus.

[@rynekian]

Gotta give my finnish bias here but the list missing barkov is criminal. Honorable mentions the two dallas boys heiskanen and hintz

[@NicCrosby87]

My Top 25 for the upcoming season. Didn’t put the goalies in the mix. But Vasi/Shes/Sorokin as top 3. 1. McDavid 2. Draisaitl 3. Makar 4. Mackinnon 5. M. Tkachuk 6. Matthews 7. Kucherov 8. Crosby 9. Pastrnak 10. Rantanen 11. Fox 12. Kaprizov 13. Robertson 14. Thompson 15. McAvoy 16. Eichel 17. Point 18. Heiskanen 19. Marner 20. J. Hughes 21. Pettersson 22. Dahlin 23. Stone 24. B. Tkachuk 25. Barkov

[@danevertt3210]

Haha your list appears better then the videos

[@Nimajneb42069]

Matthews not in the top 5 is pretty ridiculous to me. Back to back rocket winner, hart and Ted Lindsay winner and is one of the best defensive centres in the league. I get the playoff doubters but he’s young enough to give him the benefit of the doubt

[@vektacular]

McDavid and Draisytle remind me of Lemieux and Jagr at one time in the early to mid 90’s….you are 100% correct I think you actually got Tage Thompson ranked too low….I got him around number 10 more. Crosby is definitely NOT a top 5 player anymore…..but he is the reason that there are so many good ones now.

[@Idkbrowtfisthis]

WHERE THE HELL IS ADAM FOX. A near consensus top 2 defenseman largely considered many times better than anyone else other than Makar who slightly edges him out. I hope he wins the Norris to show you that he is better than most people on this list.

[@christianlangmann9643]

I think Matthews is better the kuthurov and sindney right now if you really want to pause it I could see Auston Matthews become better then Nathan mackinnon in 2 years

[@SterlsTube2]

Serious question. How much points would guys like Mackinnon, Matthews, Ovechkin etc.. have playing with Mcdavid all year long? I’ve gotta believe that he drastically improves any players point totals. Especially goal scorers.

[@mcdaviddeservesbetter8]

1. McDavid 2. Draisaitl 3. Makar 4. MacKinnon 5. Matthews 6. Kucherov 7. M. Tkachuk 8. Pastrnak 9. J. Hughes 10. Robertson 11. Crosby 12. Rantanen 13. Josi 14. Marner 15. Thompson 16. Hedman 17. Kaprizov 18. Ovechkin 19. Fox 20. Pettersson 21. Point 22. Heiskanen 23. Barkov 24. McAvoy 25. Q. Hughes

[@CoopHawke]

Marner at 14 is wild when he's easily the best on his team and a teammate is at 5 on the list

[@mcdaviddeservesbetter8]

@@CoopHawke 9-20 is basically a tier

[@jackrathmus2037]

Personally I’d put Mack over Makar and maybe even Draisaitl but I’d say 3 for sure

[@edited1325]

Who else managed to shutdown mcdavid? No one

[@theturtlefamily9531]

@@edited1325 Ever heard of a legend by the name of William Karlsson?

[@edited1325]

@@theturtlefamily9531 lol he ain’t even close the reason why the oilers lost is because of depth and physically issues in the playoffs Vegas was loaded

[@Joe_Ma99]

@@edited1325​​⁠​⁠​⁠I’ve seen Heiskanen clamp Mcdavid but other than that no one.

[@NosduhHockey]

I think that quinn Hughes should have cracked the top 25 he is criminally underrated and I will not stand for it

[@Hockeyreview101]

You have what most people call autism

[@iCoolaxe]

Fox and Heiskanen were both left off the list as well tbf.

[@NosduhHockey]

@@iCoolaxe yeah that is true

[@baller44]

MCDAVID OVER RUZICKA?!?!?!

[@imulippo5245]

😐

[@jepezzi6915]

great list! In my opinion Heiskanen will be in the top 25 in a couple of years, he is so close to making the list already for me

[@jiffy29]

if i had a dime for every time Johnny said "straw that stirs the drink" i would have 2 dimes. it's not a lot but it makes you look twice

[@llachlanhd09]

Could Stutzle be there one year?

[@gorillamaster001]

I know Panarin doesn't do all well in the playoffs, but he deservers some recognition for his 100 point season he's having.

[@kayilledosrs1091]

draisaitl's playoff performance solidified him as #2 in my books, he totally stepped up to the plate...again

[@endorsedtoast2766]

With peteys defense I don’t see how he’s not ahead players like robo or atleast tage.

[@oddity4all2see]

Thanks for all the clips of my mediocre at best flyers getting deked and scored on

[@GiannaDavid]

The list was agreeable

[@GG-cf9gm]

Dylan Larkin has got to be on this list he has to much talent and leadership not to be. He plays powerplay, penalty kill, offence, defence, faceoffs, great playmaker and has a powerful one timer shot. He is a all round great player and the Wings are lost when he is not in the line up. Also other notables are Barkov, Nylander, Panarin, Barzel, Suzuki, and Zach Hyman with over 50 goals already this season.

[@kevinbryski]

Very reasonable list and well justified. Always enjoy your work. Keep it up. Would have expected Matthews to have finished in the top five.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Come on Kevin! Matthews scoring 52 goals in 57 games! In 1980s Gretzky's time NHL 8 goals per game! Today NHL only 6 goals per game! If Matthews have played in 1982 he could have scored closer to 100 goals breaking Gretzky's 92 goals record! Ovechkin would have score high scoring 1980s easily over 1000 goals!

[@goodmanwiseman303]

Draisaitl has the best overall shot in the league. Matthews has the best wrist shot/ half slapper, McDavid is the best goal scorer, but Drai can shoot the puck so hard and accurate with no wind up whatsoever off his forehand or backhand, from any angle. It makes no sense, you’d think he has Popeye forearms.

[@dwaynethewokjohnson7773]

Noone seems to be able to hit him aswell. He just Forsberg’s them all. Dude’s a tank

[@purplepotato69]

mackinnon has a better shot imo

[@dwaynethewokjohnson7773]

@@purplepotato69 That’s why he’s never hit 50 goals

[@purplepotato69]

@@dwaynethewokjohnson7773 that means absolutely nothing. He’s also a very big team player but when he does shoot he usually scores

[@purplepotato69]

@@dwaynethewokjohnson7773 if you watched him play for a single playoff game or even regular season game you’d understand. Also he’s never hit 50 goals yet he’s consistently ranked 2nd in the league. That alone should tell you how good he is

[@kakeeee7682]

Where's Barkov?

[@Nemazon5.7]

4:36 the guy in the background might crack the list next year

[@AverageAlobamaEnjoyer]

My top 25 25. Kessel 24. Kessel 23. Kessel 22. Kessel 21. Kessel 20. Kessel 19. Kessel 18. Kessel 17. Kessel 16. Kessel 15. Kessel 14. Kessel 13. Kessel 12. Kessel 11. Kessel 10. Kessel 9. Kessel 8. Kessel 7. Kessel 6. Kessel 5. Kessel 4. Kessel 3. Kessel 2. Mcdavid 1. Kessel

[@scout8424]

my number 3 is milan lucic

[@AverageAlobamaEnjoyer]

@@scout8424 he’s no Kessel

[@BlueFlash25]

Who do you think is the best when in their peak (so far): McDavid, Crosby, Ovechkin, Jagr, Lemieux, Gretzky or Messier? Considering everything, skill, point generation, leadership, everything. I might go for Lemieux.

[@people3865]

I even have Mario over 99 in most ways. He could have caught him if not for a debilitating illness

[@edited1325]

Orr then Lemieux imo

[@Outta-hz1ej]

Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr, Howe, Crosby

[@edited1325]

@@Outta-hz1ej Gretzky isn’t better than Lemieux or Orr or Mr hockey himself

[@MaddyB-p3t]

iginla

[@matthewshairline4651]

I agree with this list well Done

[@danielpetrucci8952]

Stamkos has a Nasty One Tee and he is a great passer witch makes him a threat you have to respect his shot but if you don't attack him he can dish the puck and set up his teammates for easy goals

[@dustinthomas226]

I really wish I could complain about how there's no red wings on here but I understand why they aren't there

[@GiannaDavid]

Pasternak should also be higher

[@Thandr294]

How is MacKinnon at four 😮

[@TheFoolintherainn]

All great players. I bet you wanted to do top 50! It would be interesting to do a follow-up video at the end of the season. Not so much to prove anyone wrong, but to see how their potentials played out. It's also going to be dependent on their teammates, and that's often the biggest excuse we hear when a player doesn't reach their potential LOL! Interesting list-all great picks

[@ktsb1563]

i seriously thought that at 36 sid would be on the outside looking in at the top 10 of this list ngl

[@natalieloveshockey]

tbh kinda shocked that there were no rangers players here i think adam fox is one of the top defenders in the whole league and possibly chris kreider as well somewhere. all i know is that one of those jerseys are going up in the rafters at msg

[@GiannaDavid]

Jack Hughes should be higher

[@snackalackbar]

Crosby is overrated which feels wrong to say, but if you look at his stats, he barely makes top ten My top five would be Connor (of course) Nate Mac Leon Draisaitl Cale Makar Auston Matthews People dont realize how good Auston Matthews is as a pure hockey played, if Matthews wasn’t in a down year, I might put home top two, but other players, loke draisaitl dont show that complete package like connor or auston do

[@ericzhao8408]

Excuse me where is Ryan reaves

[@Mattyice6969]

Seeing my captain and favorite athlete ever at 6 at his age with the team he has I’m very surprised. Jack eichel should be on this list too tbh

[@Aaron.R.Ruigrok]

Bro said tage Thompson is the complete package 😂

[@57kerry53]

Well done. Not just a ranking, but strong reasons why you put each player on the list. Draisaitl as #2 is one hot take that makes this list worth checking out.

[@obi-wankenobigoat]

Not that much of a hot take imo, he does everything that MacKinnon and Matthews can do but better. Has Matthews scoring ability, MacKinnon’s physicality, and is #1 passer in the league. That’s a #2 player all day.

[@AntonioGimenez-w5o]

I would put mcavoy over point and pasta should be top 5 he’s better the tkchuck like cmon

[@rickyhazel1030]

My guy, Kopitar, Lady Byng, top 5 selke voting, 74 pts, lead the team in scoring for the 15th time, within reach of 1 of Mr. Hockey's last NHL records (17 seasons leading 1 team in scoring), last season, since his debut in 06' only 2 players have more points Crosby and Ovechkin, he has 2 Lady Byng trophies( 3× finalist,5× top5,9× top10), 2 Selke trophies(4× finalist,6× top5,10× top10), a Messier award, and been a Hart finalist (and was top 10, 2 other times) all of that playing games that don't even start until about 70% of the league is going to bed, this feels a bit of an egregious snub of one the greatest players of this generation, but it is a KZbin video, and in the grand scheme of things does it matter, any of our opinions.

[@curtiswhite6662]

Gotta give you props, draisaitl is definitely that good, not many see it, especially with you being a flames fan. Hope soon flames sort things out so we see the battle of Alberta again and I can get some digs in when oilers win lol jk, keep up the great content please!

[@MrMoony5]

Nice video

[@tdfmtig]

Jason Robertson 234 points in his first 210 games. Auston Matthews 205 points in his first 212 games. The NHL is just one big popularity contest

[@Nimajneb42069]

Matthews is by far the more complete player if you actually watched and paid attention to what he does on the ice

[@ryans413]

My top 5 are. McDavid 1 McKinon 2 Draisaitl 3 Makar 4 Crosby 5 and before anyone freaks out Mathews is 6 but I find Crosby is still better in the overall category but Mathews could over take him soon.

[@mkantero1935]

So you just left Barkov and Heiskanen from this list…why?

[@wisekyle0800]

I would flip flop Pasternak and Crosby, add in vassy and otter.

[@zcohen17]

You include two Dallas Stars, but leave out their clear best player in Miro Heiskanen?

[@Joe_Ma99]

How is Heiskanen still slept on? Hintz and Robertson made the list and yet Miro is hands down the best player on Dallas. Also no Fox? You got the best defenseman in Cale but skipped over #2 and #3 and went right to #4,#5, and #6.

[@zcohen17]

Thank you, this encapsulates my feelings about this list. Fox and Miro are glowing exceptions.

[@tommyettinger1353]

i feel the same with Jake Guentzel people just don't like giving him credit since he plays on Sids wing lol

[@WizarbRetired]

Where is Sahsa Barkov? Definitely one of the best 2 way players in the league.

[@Crazyworld289]

Sidney Crosby is a bit better than kucherov in my opinion

[@FritzHunter01]

McDavid and Draisaitl are the best players at the moment, that is for sure! And for me as a German it is nice to see, that you guys are finally taking notice, that Leon has its own shadow. He never was and ever will be in McDavids shadow!

[@artemipanarinsburner6850]

Ever heard of Adam fox he’s a no doubt top 10 players