Sidney Crosby has moved back into the top ten in the NHL Network’s “Top 50 players right now” series.
Crosby was ranked No. 11 on the list last year and heading into his 21st season with the Pittsburgh
Penguins, he’s ranked the 7th best player right now by the NHL Network.
The NHL Network’s “Top 50 players right now” series top 10 was released on Sunday with Connor McDavid at the top of the list for another year.
McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Leon Draisaitl, Cale Makar, and Nikita Kucherov round out the top five of the list with Aleksander Barkov ranked No. 6 ahead of Crosby.
Crosby also was ranked No. 5 on the NHL Network’s Top 20 centers right now.
“It’s fascinating to watch,” said former NHL player and current analyst Brian Boyle. “You can learn so much from him, and he’s not done trying to get better.”
Crosby turned 38 years old this offseason and heads into his 21st NHL season, all with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and has yet to finish an NHL season averaging less than a point per game.
The Penguins’ season will get underway tomorrow night when the team travels to New York City to face the Rangers and former head coach Mike Sullivan.
Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
