At the centre ice position, there is not one team that is even close to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews, John Tavares and Nazem Kadri represent a depth at the position that is unmatched by anyone else in the league.
Tavares was one of the third highest scorer in the NHL this year on a points per minute of ice-time basis (5v5 min. 1000 minutes) and Auston Matthews was 11th.
Matthews, since he came into the NHL, has scored more goals per minute than anyone else in the NHL.
Unfortunately, ice-time distribution held back both players from achieving their potential.