I see Toews as more of the later years Stevie Y type of player, when Bowman took over. He's not as skilled as say Crosby or Stamkos, but he isn't far off either. I think he plays defensively better than those two and would say he's top 5 maybe even top 3 in the NHL for centers. He's a proven winner, willing to do the little things and go to the rough areas, and most of all gives it his best effort every night.
If I were to go top 5 centers in the league it would go Crosby, Malkin, Stamkos, Toews, Getzlaf. Crosby, Malin and Stamkos are just in that next tier of higher skilled players.
To be fair, Tavares would fit anywhere in the next 2 spots after Stamkos, just my personal opinion.
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