The NHL Network has released its latest Top 20 Centers Right Now rankings, and it features two New Jersey Devils key players.
Unsurprisingly, Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier made the cut. When noting that they are legitimate stars, both of them making the NHL Network's top centers list is entirely justifiable.
Our Top 20 Centers Right Now list has a total of:
• 12 Stanley Cups
• 5 Conn Smythe Trophies
• 10 Ted Lindsay Awards
• 8 Hart Trophies
• 8 Art Ross Trophies
• 7 Maurice Richard Trophies
• 3 Selke TrophiesWhat do you think of our list?@NHL | #NHLTopPlayerspic.twitter.com/7xSsx0hpuh
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Hughes secured the No. 11 spot on the NHL Network's list, beating out other stars like Robert Thomas and Sebastian Aho. Hughes is coming off another excellent season with the Devils, as he recorded 27 goals, 43 assists, 70 points, and a plus-12 rating in 62 games. This was the fourth season in a row where Hughes produced at over a point per game pace, so there is no question that he has earned a spot on this list.
Hischier, on the other hand, was ranked at the No. 14 spot on the NHL Network's list. He was ranked ahead of notable centers like Dylan Larkin, Tim Stutzle, and Roope Hintz. When noting that Hischier is one of the game's top two-way forwards, it is hard to disagree with him making the top centers list. In 75 games last season with the Devils, he recorded 35 goals, 34 assists, 69 points, and a plus-9 rating.
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