NHL Power Rankings: Top 10 Metropolitan Division Wings
Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
The Metropolitan Division has some of the best left wings in the NHL. Who are the top ten wings in the competitive division?
The Eastern Conference is the home for some extremely talented NHL players. We’ve already taken a look at the centers and the defensemen. This week, we take a look at the best wings in the Metropolitan Division. They are often overlooked and forgotten because the Western Conference is generally considered to be better than the Eastern Conference. However, their resumes speak for themselves. Feel free to overlook them. They like it that way.
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I used a specific set of criteria to determine the top ten wings in the Metropolitan Division. I used a variety of advanced stats. I primarily relied on even strength CorsiFor%, CorsiFor relative (how much better they make their team), other possession stats (all of them at even strength), the quality of competition that they face, and points. Postseason success is weighted more heavily than regular season success.
I don’t like one-year sample sizes so I looked at each forward’s past three seasons. Since this power ranking is only taking into consideration who is the best wing in the Metropolitan Division this year, I did not factor in age. The individual rankings do not include some players who have switched teams during this off-season. Rankings also do not include centers.
Without further ado, let’s begin our list of the top ten wings in the Metropolitan Division.
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