[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by OptimalTates

Makar, McDavid, Mackinnon, Draisaitl, Gaudreau, Matthews, Kucherov, Hedman, Barkov, Crosby. Don't see how he's top 10 at all. Can't argue he's ahead of any of those guys.

Ovechkin, Bergeron, Kaprizov, Stamkos, Huberdeau, Marner, Josi, Panarin, McAvoy, Fox, Ekblad, the goalies. Lots of rooms for a list of 15 players that wouldn't include Tkachuk.

It's more than just his scoring though as there's been a lot of talk about teams coveting his "unique" skill set. There aren't a lot of players in the league like him and Marchand that can put up elite offensive numbers while being solid 5 on 5, while also having elite pest skills. You could make a case that if he was an above average skater he would be a top 3 player the league as I think some of the players listed above don't have as much pure skill as he does.