Unveiled: The Shocking NHL Centers Rankings That Could Reshape the Playoff Race
One thing that could help: a reliable 3C behind them. Trevor Zegras is probably better suited to the wing anyway.
30. Boston Bruins
Current quality: 12th percentile
Looking for: High-end center
For a few seasons in Calgary, Elias Lindholm centered a first line. In 2024-25, the Bruins bet on him being a true first-line center. Those aren’t quite the same things, and now Boston has proof.
While Lindholm settled in at least a bit as the season progressed, it’s safe to say that Boston is still living without any sort of legit replacement for Patrice Bergeron. Lindholm isn’t the whole problem either. He still projects as an above-average 2C. Behind him is Casey Mittelstadt, who had a nightmare of a season and was traded at the deadline for the second straight year, and Matthew Poitras, who bounced between the AHL and NHL. The Bruins, in other words, are looking for centers, plural — not just one fit to take the opening faceoff.
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