There, I said it. Don’t worry, i’m not pulling this statement out of thin air. After signing John Tavares to a 7-year, $77 million contract, the Toronto Maple Leafs have rocketed their offensive core to new heights.
As it stands now, the top three centremen are John Tavares, Auston Matthews, and Nazem Kadri – in that order. To put this in perspective, the Leafs now have 3 of the 8 centres in the NHL who have scored 30 goals or more in each of the past two seasons.
That’s absolutely crazy.
Toronto’s top three C’s compared to other teams
Bill Comeau tweeted out a handy chart that ranks the top three centres by team based on GAR (Goal’s Above Replacement) statistics from Chase McCallum.