Centers
Macklin Celebrini
Exceptional rush offense creator with a solid base of pro-ready tools. Defensively sound, creative and agile, with a knack for winning board battles. Projects as a top-line, do-it-all center at the NHL level.
Dmitri Zlodeyev
A responsible 200-foot player with solid playmaking and shooting ability. Can lead a powerplay by himself. Not always able to play against physically strong opponents.
Ryder Korczak
A shifty offensive threat with good vision and passing ability. He has a slight frame that lacks strength and will need to add a bit more explosiveness to his stride but he could blossom into a productive NHLer.
Ondrej Pavel
Versatile centerman who will need to find a pro role to be NHL- and fantasy-relevant
Brad Lambert
A dynamic skater with excellent acceleration and top-end speed, edgework and agility is close to elite. Tough to knock off the puck, can fight through checks, and has elite puck-handling skills and scoring ability. Still, his vision and decision-making as a playmaker are questioned, and he is considered a boom-or-bust prospect with consistency concerns at both ends of the ice. He can potentially be a top-line center with PP1 usage if his all-around game develops. His floor is a bottom-six up-tempo center that can be relied on to kill penalties.
Braeden Cootes
Fast and furious forechecker with a high level of pace and puck skill
Jake O’Brien
Quick-witted playmaker with room to grow into his frame
Ryan Suzuki
Top six playmaking center with all the tools to be a high volume points producer at the NHL level.
Anton Frondell
Centre who boasts a mature, physical game and a booming shot
Caleb Desnoyers
Smart, two-way centre who brings vision, quick hands and physicality