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The Golden Knights have just played in the Stanley Cup final and have some of the top NHL players.
But it's hard to say that the Knights' skaters are in the top 10 with the exception of maybe William Karlsson, ranked No. 17 by NHL.com this season. Wings like Jonathan Marchessault and Max Pacioretty were not among the top 20 on the Web site, but could have another good season and a rebounding year, respectively.
But who are the best players at every position in the NHL, and is a Knight succeeding (The spoiler alert: yes)? Here is the opinion of a journalist:
Jay Beagle (83) of the Vancouver Canucks and Connor McDavid (97) of the Edmonton Oilers play in the second half of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 in Edmonton. Alberta. (Jason Franson / The Canadian Press via AP)
Center
■ 1. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
■ 2. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
■ 3. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
■ 4. John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs
■ 5. Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Good luck talking to the top two on this list, with a generational talent that can do everything (McDavid) and a generational talent that has done everything (Crosby). A smaller version of this phenomenon takes place in Toronto, while the Maple Leafs are now pairing their 21-year-old superstar Matthews with a 28-year-old superstar who has been evolving a bit in the building and has steadily improved. Tavares will have to really play well to abide by the $ 77 million contract he's signed up for the seven-year period, but his defense gives him a slight edge over Malkin.
Washington Capitals left-winger Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after defeating the Golden Knights in the fifth game of the Stanley Cup final and winning the series at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday June 7, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Wing
■ 1. Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
■ 2. Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
■ 3. Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
■ 4. Taylor Hall, New Jersey Devils
■ 5. Patrik Wool, Winnipeg Jets
Ovechkin, one of the big scorers in NHL history, now has a Stanley Cup under his belt. Kucherov has a great chance to win a victory this season thanks to center Steven Stamkos who will play the puck. Kane has enough talent to surpass the winner of the current Hart Trophy (Hall) on this list, despite a difficult year. Wool is only 20 years old and will only improve.
77-year-old defenseman Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning before an NHL playoff game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo / Chris O'Meara)
defenders
■ 1. Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
■ 2. Erik Karlsson, San Jose Sharks
■ 3. Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
■ 4. Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks
■ 5. PK Subban, Nashville Predators
Hedman is the winner of the Norris Trophy after an exceptional offensive and defensive season. Putting Karlsson and Burns on the same team is a blatant injustice for opponents. Doughty, who signed a $ 88 million eight-year deal this summer, is well known to Knights fans for his trashy speeches, but he also led the NHL in ice time for the second time in a row last season. Subban and Max Pacioretty will probably laugh one day with the joys of escaping from Montreal.
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky of Russia will face the St. Louis Blues at an NHL playoff hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, September 23, 2018. The Blues won 5-1. (AP Photo / Paul Vernon)
Goalkeepers
■ 1. Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
■ 2. Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
■ 3. Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
■ 4. Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings
■ 5. Marc-André Fleury, Knights of the Gold
Bobrovsky is a season removed from finishing third in the Hart Trophy vote. Vasilevskiy was only 24 in July, a scary proposition for the rest of the Eastern Conference. Holtby will still live in Las Vegas (and Washington, DC) for his incredible stoppage on Alex Tuch in the second game of the Stanley Cup final. It was a game of changing series. Quick is a Cup winner twice and as stable as he comes to the net. Fleury, with a group of unproven defensemen in front of him, led his team to three playoff wins last season. It does not happen if it is not in the net.
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