(Note: These rankings are based on players' projected performances in 2016-17. Players are listed at their official NHL position when the rankings were created.)

Here’s the Yahoo Sports ranking of the top 25 left wingers in the NHL for the 2016-17 season. You can let us know where we went wrong (or right!) in the comments section.

1. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals: They might call him the greatest goal-scorer in NHL history during his Hall of Fame induction ceremony. But will they also call him a Stanley Cup champion?

2. Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars: The best 129th overall draft pick ever.

3. Taylor Hall, New Jersey Devils: The best first overall draft pick ever traded for Adam Larsson.

4. Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames: He’s much smaller than you are. He’s also much, much better at hockey than you are.

View photos Despite Montreal's woes last year, Max Pacioretty hit the 30-goal plateau for a third straight season. (Getty) More

5. Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens: Look for the Habs captain to record his fourth consecutive 30-plus goal season.

6. Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins: Nobody likes him and he really seems to like it like that.

7. Alex Steen, St. Louis Blues: A two-way force with a laser shot.

8. Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators: Hey, he’s no Martin Erat but he’s alright.

9. Jaden Schwartz, St. Louis Blues: Should be good for 70 points if he can stay healthy.

10. Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche: A power forward who gives it his all, we’d like to see an uptick in his offensive production.

11. Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild: A competitor who comes through in the clutch.

12. Rick Nash, New York Rangers: The big horse is slowing down but he can still gallop to the front of the net with the best of them.

13. Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks: Let’s see if he can carry Patrick Kane as well as he did last season.

14. Ondrej Palat, Tampa Bay Lightning: In hindsight, he probably shouldn’t have been the fourth-last player drafted in 2011 (208th overall).

View photos After a slow start, Brandon Saad turned in a productive season in his first year in Columbus. (AP) More

15. Brandon Saad, Columbus Blue Jackets: It was a wreck of a season in Columbus last year, but the 23-year-old Saad still ended up with 31 goals.

16. Milan Lucic, Edmonton Oilers: The most intimidating 20-goal player in the league.

17. Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks: He needs 58 points to reach 1,000 for his NHL career and you can expect it to happen this season.

18. Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida Panthers: The youth movement is in full effect in South Florida.