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Originally Posted by gamesaver
McD, Matthews, MacKinnon yes, because they are all top centers in the league right now. Makar maybe but only because he is younger. In no universe you take any of Panarin Drai, Hedman or Vasil over Pasta. Panarin is 31, Drai plays powerplays with McD all the time. Imagine him on a team like Buffalo or Vancouver. Hedman is 32 and is approaching the end of his peak, while Pasta might not have reached it yet. Vasilevskiy is just a goalie. Consistent enough to win a cup on a good team, but I would argue there are
others equally as good aroud the league.
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No one has come close to Vasilevskiy in terms of consistency and success. Go look at Panarin's numbers on weaker teams compared to Pasternak playing with Bergeron and Marchand. And you left off Kucherov who probably is the best winger in the game. Draisaitl does play with McDavid on power plays. Pasternak plays every shift on a perfect line. I'd put Pasternak, Marner, Kaprizov and Rantanen in a pretty tight grouping. Tkachuk may be hanging around as well. I'm shocked at his production.
Also, if you value centres highly, you have to look at Thompson now, as well as Hughes, who's found his game.