NHL 17 Player Ratings - Top 10 Centers

[Steve_OS]

EA Sports has revealed the top 10 centers in NHL 17. More detailed ratings can be seen in the official blog.

Check them out and post your thoughts!

• Sidney Crosby – Overall 95
• Jonathan Toews – Overall 94
• Steven Stamkos – Overall 94
• Anze Kopitar – Overall 93
• John Tavares – Overall 93
• Evgeni Malkin – Overall 93
• Tyler Seguin - Overall 92
• Ryan Getzlaf – Overall 91
• Nicklas Backstrom – Overall 91
• Claude Giroux – Overall 91

Previously revealed player ratings:

• NHL 17 Player Ratings - Top 10 Right Wingers
• NHL 17 Player Ratings - Top 10 Left Wingers
• NHL 17 Player Ratings - Top 10 Defensemen
• NHL 17 Player Ratings - Top 10 Goalies

[Money99]

LOL at Toews.
Was listening to a radio show regarding Team Canada for the WC and insiders are saying Babcock has him as the 4th line centre for Canada.

Even EA's drinking the Toews Koolaid.

[Al_Tito13]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

LOL at Toews. Was listening to a radio show regarding Team Canada for the WC and insiders are saying Babcock has him as the 4th line centre for Canada.

It always depends of the lines combinations, but thinking that Babcock may play Toews 4th line minutes is nonsense for me, I can't see that happening at all.

[thejudicata]

I don't know if Toews and Stamkos are that high, top 10 though.

And McDavid might deserve to be on there, he was killing it when he came back.

[mikeq672]

No reward for two way hockey. There arent 10 centers in the game better than Bergeron.

[giantsharks]

Getzlaf did not have a good season last year. I think Joe Thornton should replace him, but hey I am very biased

[Scary Larry]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikeq672

No reward for two way hockey. There arent 10 centers in the game better than Bergeron.

Was just going to post something similar. Literally thought it was a joke with this list.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by Al_Tito13

It always depends of the lines combinations, but thinking that Babcock may play Toews 4th line minutes is nonsense for me, I can't see that happening at all.

Not when the top 3 lines are genuinely slotted for more offensive players.
And Toews is the least offensive centre on that team.

One could make a case that Ryan O'Reilly deserves to be on the team just as much as Toews.

I think the 4th line is perfect for Toews. He'll get 8-10 minutes a game with lots of PK time.
Looking at Team Canada's roster, that's exactly the kind of minutes he should get.