Where the hell is Phil Kessel??

Colorado's got some game-breaking talent with McKinnon, Rantanen and Makar. Team is gonna be scary for a long time. Shame about Landeskog's injury though.

Respectable list. Can you rank the top 10 goalies for the 23-24 season?

I think Adam Fox 100% deserved to be on this list. In my opinion he is the second best defenceman in the league ahead of guys like Mcavoy, Josi and Hedman. Other than that great list though! Can't wait to see more!

I love that Draisaitl is finally getting some respect from the hockey community. There are several games where he is the best player on his team, and his playoff performance this last season was ridiculous. Put him on any other team and he would be their best player no question.

Dude, Rantanen had to literally carry the Avs forward corps for a quarter of the season when MacKinnon got hurt (and remember, no Landeskog either), put up over 50 goals and over 100 points, scored his 500th point by going bardownski on an empty-net *from inside his own blueline* and still didn't get enough respect. If he played on a team that didn't have Gabe/MacK/Makar, especially if it were in a market as hockey-crazy as Colorado, he'd be top-10 on so many lists of best players in today's NHL. Criminally underrated player.

I feel like McDavid and Draisaitl right now is what Crosby and Malkin were in the early 2010's. Malkin beat Crosby to the art ross in 08-09 when they both played a full season and people still don't put Malkin on the same level and Ovi and Crosby (granted he doesn't have the longevity they do). McDavid was a big part of the Oilers powerplay this year, but Draisaitl was the one slappin them in most of the time.

Roman Josi is sooooo underrated! Glad you put him on this list. I still comprehend how he did not win the Norris Trophe with his 96 pts in 2021-2022…this guys deserves one big time!

Good list. I think fox, Barkov and heiskanen would’ve found their ways on my list

As a lifelong Avalanche fan who made it through the dark ages…it’s mind boggling to be able to watch Makar, Mack and Rantanen every night. I’ll never take it for granted. Go Avs Go!

No Adam Fox?! (devils fan here)

Draisaitl is this era's Malkin.

Tim Stutzle making this list next season

Bro, the fact that you even realized Rantanen. Dude is one of the most underrated players in the league since he plays with Makar and Mackinnon

I was Very confused at first because i didnt realize what order you were doing it in. also I love your ranking videos, the first video i watched on your channel was the dressing room one

I´d say rantanen is the best winger in the NHL right now. Just amazing on both ends of the ice and he was also amazing when playing center. Reminds me of bergeron but with more offensive talent.

JH - "You're gonna want to see who I've got at number 2" Me - "It's Draisaitl isn't it?" JH - "#2 is Leon Draisaitl" Me - "I f*ckin knew it"

Missing Heiskanen and Barkov🤔

Fun fact, the pronounciation of MacGuire (or atleast the way you said it in the video) for Mikko Rantanen is actually very close to the original Finnish pronounciation. Instead of the one that is usually used for his name.

I feel like Dahlin is gonna be top 15-10 by the end of next season

Way too forward heavy. Fox, Heiskanen, Hughes, Dahlin are all missing

I think next year majority of this list may stay the same but if there were honourable mentions for this year I think Timmy Stutzle would be one of those, despite not having the most experience he still had 90 points in 78 games this year, and it will probably increase next year.

You'll always have my utmost respect for your unbiased opinions, even with the Oilers. (like how does anyone not know you're a Flames fan?! YOUR CHANNEL NAME IS RIGHT THERE) You're a real one man! love the videos keep 'em comin! -Oilers fan that grew up in Calgary

I love the top 4. After watching that Oilers vs. Avs WCF the previous year...I have never seen hockey played so fast in my life.

Howly smokes! I am not even close being neither a veteran nor an expert of NHL, but my top 7 spots were actually identical to yours! Awesome to see that I am not completely off. Awesome list and thank you for explaining each player. :)

Respectable list. A best under 25 list would be interesting.

Solid overall. Only argument from me is the lack of Adam Fox, and I'd have Petey top-15 when you take into account not only his offensive game, but that he's also an elite defender.

I’d change a few things I think Hintz is going to have a much bigger year than Mark Stone

All great players. I bet you wanted to do top 50! It would be interesting to do a follow-up video at the end of the season. Not so much to prove anyone wrong, but to see how their potentials played out. It's also going to be dependent on their teammates, and that's often the biggest excuse we hear when a player doesn't reach their potential LOL! Interesting list-all great picks

I agree with all of your list except where's miro heiskanen he's easily a top 5 d-man maybe even top 3

it’s rare we get a long johnny hawkey video. absolutely love the content, long or short videos i haven’t missed a single one in almost a year. fact check me. keep up the amazing work

Have you ever made a list of the top 25 teams with the best ice? That would be an interesting episode.

I like this list, I’m just wondering where Adam fox is? I feel he should probably be top 25. But other than that it’s a very good list with very good reasonings for the rankings

Barkov is in the top 25 imo Bedard will be in it very soon

2-5 is interesting cause depending on the night it could be anybody. That 2022 playoffs by Makar had him at 2 for me. When Drai is on easily 2 but I could say the same for Mac or Papi

I love the ranking videos,maybe the next ranking video can be all the NHL goal horns

My list: 1. Connor McJesus 2. Leon Draisaitl 3. Nathan MacKinnon 4. Cale Makar 5. Matthew Tkachuk 6. Auston Matthews 7. David Pastrnak 8. Nikita Kucherov 9. Mikko Rantanen 10. Tage Thompson 11. Jason Robertson 12. Kirill Kaprizov 13. Jack Hughes 14. Sidney Crosby 15. Alexander Ovechkin 16. Mitchell Marner 17. Elias Pettersson 18. Charlie Mcavoy 19. Roope Hintz 20. Artemi Panarin 21. Jack Eichel 22. Victor Hedman 23. Erik Karlsson 24. Brayden Point 25. Steven Stamkos That is how I would rank the Top 25 players in the NHL today, not including goalies.

Love the love for kuch. Feel like he gets forgotten sometimes. Absolute gem. If the list was top outrageous skillset, he’d be top 2. Great video man! Will definitely keep watching!

Draisaitl at 2 is a great choice. I’d personally move Pasta and Tkachuk up to more of the top 5/6

I think Matthews is better the kuthurov and sindney right now if you really want to pause it I could see Auston Matthews become better then Nathan mackinnon in 2 years

I like your top 5. Personally I do these more as tiers. I’d put McDavid in his own tier at the top, Leon and Makar a tier below, then MacKinnon, Kucherov, Crosby, etc below that. MacKinnon maybe gets his own tier where he’s just barely under the Leon/Makar.

I think that quinn Hughes should have cracked the top 25 he is criminally underrated and I will not stand for it

Very reasonable list and well justified. Always enjoy your work. Keep it up. Would have expected Matthews to have finished in the top five.

great list! In my opinion Heiskanen will be in the top 25 in a couple of years, he is so close to making the list already for me

Adam fox and miro heiskanen

Mark Stone should be #1 for that knob on his stick haha

Matthews not in the top 5 is pretty ridiculous to me. Back to back rocket winner, hart and Ted Lindsay winner and is one of the best defensive centres in the league. I get the playoff doubters but he’s young enough to give him the benefit of the doubt

If we're talking about next season, Stutzle's gotta be in the 10-20 range

I know Panarin doesn't do all well in the playoffs, but he deservers some recognition for his 100 point season he's having.

WHERE THE HELL IS ADAM FOX. A near consensus top 2 defenseman largely considered many times better than anyone else other than Makar who slightly edges him out. I hope he wins the Norris to show you that he is better than most people on this list.

1:55 he scored 60 in a season ! Not many people have done that, especially in the modern era

Two predictions for Johnny's list for 2024-25: Tage Thompson moves up several spots & Eichel has such an incredible season, there's no way he stays off anyone's list.

McDavid and Draisytle remind me of Lemieux and Jagr at one time in the early to mid 90’s….you are 100% correct I think you actually got Tage Thompson ranked too low….I got him around number 10 more. Crosby is definitely NOT a top 5 player anymore…..but he is the reason that there are so many good ones now.

What he said about Draisaitl is very true as soon as he has one bad game they say he sucks 😔 but they do the same thing to Marner even if he's been planning better than Matthews 🥲

I agree with this list well Done

Thanks for all the clips of my mediocre at best flyers getting deked and scored on

Personally I’d put Mack over Makar and maybe even Draisaitl but I’d say 3 for sure

Serious question. How much points would guys like Mackinnon, Matthews, Ovechkin etc.. have playing with Mcdavid all year long? I’ve gotta believe that he drastically improves any players point totals. Especially goal scorers.

if i had a dime for every time Johnny said "straw that stirs the drink" i would have 2 dimes. it's not a lot but it makes you look twice

My Top 25 for the upcoming season. Didn’t put the goalies in the mix. But Vasi/Shes/Sorokin as top 3. 1. McDavid 2. Draisaitl 3. Makar 4. Mackinnon 5. M. Tkachuk 6. Matthews 7. Kucherov 8. Crosby 9. Pastrnak 10. Rantanen 11. Fox 12. Kaprizov 13. Robertson 14. Thompson 15. McAvoy 16. Eichel 17. Point 18. Heiskanen 19. Marner 20. J. Hughes 21. Pettersson 22. Dahlin 23. Stone 24. B. Tkachuk 25. Barkov

Stamkos has a Nasty One Tee and he is a great passer witch makes him a threat you have to respect his shot but if you don't attack him he can dish the puck and set up his teammates for easy goals

MCDAVID OVER RUZICKA?!?!?!

Gotta give my finnish bias here but the list missing barkov is criminal. Honorable mentions the two dallas boys heiskanen and hintz

Nice video

SO you listed 25 players and didn't list Alexander Barkov? You must not not value winning to highly. There's a reason Austin Matthews was a bum in the Panthers series and it was because he was matched up with the best 2-way center in the world. Putting guys like Tage Thompson, Pettersson, Matthews, Kaprizov, Charlie Mcacvoy, Sebastian Aho and not including Barkov is disrespectful to the sport and I stand on that!!! You bias as hell for players on Canadian because they play in tough hockey markets, there's no pressure win in Vancouver right now everybody knows they are trash as hell at the moment. Who cares that Pettersson is the face of the Canucks? They are a very bad hockey team, Barkov is the captain of the defending Eastern Conference Champions Florida Panthers and the best defensive center in the entire sport. He's worse than Matthews, Aho, Pettersson and Tage Thompson? Please give me a break, Barkov hasnt fully been healthy since 2019 but still won a selke, presidents trophy and went to the Stanley Cup Final in that time span while not being fully healthy. Barkov moves the needle more than any center in the Eastern Conference and his peers agree with me as he was once again voted him the 2022-2023 NHL Most Underrated player 119 out 518 players believe he's the most underrated player in the league. Lists like yours confirm why. www.nhl.com/panthers/news/barkov-voted-most-underrated-player-in-2022-23-nhlpa-player-poll/c-342579406

great list more please

Seeing my captain and favorite athlete ever at 6 at his age with the team he has I’m very surprised. Jack eichel should be on this list too tbh

McDavid and Draisaitl are the best players at the moment, that is for sure! And for me as a German it is nice to see, that you guys are finally taking notice, that Leon has its own shadow. He never was and ever will be in McDavids shadow!

No Milan Lucic ?! This list is bogus.

tbh kinda shocked that there were no rangers players here i think adam fox is one of the top defenders in the whole league and possibly chris kreider as well somewhere. all i know is that one of those jerseys are going up in the rafters at msg

Gotta give you props, draisaitl is definitely that good, not many see it, especially with you being a flames fan. Hope soon flames sort things out so we see the battle of Alberta again and I can get some digs in when oilers win lol jk, keep up the great content please!

1 mcdavid 2 Matthews 3 Makar 4 Kucherov 5 Mackinnon (Currently)

I really wish I could complain about how there's no red wings on here but I understand why they aren't there

I knew it was going to be Leon. Pretty solid list

Matthews is just way to low. Crosby over Ovi is right but they are so seperated on the list. Alot of people put Matthews at 2 or 3 (Draisaitl vs Matthews).

With peteys defense I don’t see how he’s not ahead players like robo or atleast tage.

Talk about fake news - “I don’t even think mackinnon is the best on his team” - man that gave me a good chuckle. Wouldn’t even call it controversial, just clearly flat out wrong. Mack and McDavid top 2 no questions

I like the rankings although id put kucherov a bit lower

i seriously thought that at 36 sid would be on the outside looking in at the top 10 of this list ngl

Yo can u do a video of how the Montreal canadiens fans will react to Milan lucic in a bruins jersey at the bell center again?

draisaitl's playoff performance solidified him as #2 in my books, he totally stepped up to the plate...again

Who do you think is the best when in their peak (so far): McDavid, Crosby, Ovechkin, Jagr, Lemieux, Gretzky or Messier? Considering everything, skill, point generation, leadership, everything. I might go for Lemieux.

Pretty solid list.

This list only confirms that East Coast bias is a real thing. GKG!

Bro said tage Thompson is the complete package 😂

Dylan Larkin has got to be on this list he has to much talent and leadership not to be. He plays powerplay, penalty kill, offence, defence, faceoffs, great playmaker and has a powerful one timer shot. He is a all round great player and the Wings are lost when he is not in the line up. Also other notables are Barkov, Nylander, Panarin, Barzel, Suzuki, and Zach Hyman with over 50 goals already this season.

Good list but I’d switch Makar and Draisaitle. I think Makar is hands down the second most talented player in the league and the only guy with potential to overtake Mcdavid as the best right now. It’s just playing as a defence man gets you less credit.

Well done. Not just a ranking, but strong reasons why you put each player on the list. Draisaitl as #2 is one hot take that makes this list worth checking out.

Johnny did not realize you were a flames fan…….. how does it feel…… 😂😂😂

Tage over Pettersson is wild. Petey has a much better Defensive games and puts up for points on a worse team

Draisaitl has the best overall shot in the league. Matthews has the best wrist shot/ half slapper, McDavid is the best goal scorer, but Drai can shoot the puck so hard and accurate with no wind up whatsoever off his forehand or backhand, from any angle. It makes no sense, you’d think he has Popeye forearms.

This list was absolutely spot on but definitely missing Adam Fox. As a bruins fan I'd take Fox over McAvoy

Ever heard of Adam fox he’s a no doubt top 10 players

How is Heiskanen still slept on? Hintz and Robertson made the list and yet Miro is hands down the best player on Dallas. Also no Fox? You got the best defenseman in Cale but skipped over #2 and #3 and went right to #4,#5, and #6.

I would flip flop Pasternak and Crosby, add in vassy and otter.

good list

Could Stutzle be there one year?

I couldn't agree more i feel draisatil is so disrespected and underrated because of mcdavid but he is the 2nd best player no question. His playmaking and his shots from weird angles are insane. I agree maker is the best defenseman no question. I also think hedman is the 2nd best dman but not by much, also no goalies but i understand its hard rank now but also they are on the ice the whole game exception if the get replaced or pulled. But my best goaile pick c hellebuyck

I don't want to see anymore of these videos. On one hand, yeah you're getting us through the off season, admirably. But such a damn mouthwatering teaser vid, IDK if I can make it to October.

As a person who thinks Sid is the Goat you put him in a great position I've seen people put him in the 20's or not even a top 10 center which those are people who don't deserve to rank players or talk about sports ever, I think 5-10 is a good placement.