Unveiled: The Surprising NHL Forward Rankings for 2025-26 That Could Shake Up the Entire League
However, it was abundantly clear in the Stanley Cup Final that the Oilers, without Hyman because of injury, simply didn’t have enough high-end top-nine drivers to help McDavid and Draisaitl, especially compared to the Panthers’ embarrassment of riches.
Since then, Edmonton’s forward depth has only gotten worse, with Corey Perry, Connor Brown, and Evander Kane departing this offseason, and Mangiapane the only established top-nine replacement.
With McDavid and Draisaitl loaded together because of Hyman’s injury, you can see how lackluster the middle six looks on paper. Yes, there’s some upside if Savoie, Howard, and SHL scoring leader Tomasek break out. But there are way too many question marks outside of the McDavid, Draisaitl, Hyman, and RNH foursome to justify having them in Tier 1.
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