The Toronto Maple Leafs best centreman is John Tavares, according to the NHL Network. Tavares is ranked fifth behind Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, and Aleksander Barkov.
But, there is one player that Tavares isn’t behind, and that’s his teammate, Auston Matthews. While I agree that Tavares is the Leafs number one centre, I think Matthews isn’t far behind him.
Matthews has everything in his toolbox to be the second-best centre in the NHL, but injuries have been a problem. The 2016 first-overall pick has missed a total of 34 games in his three years in the league.