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Earlier in August, the NHL revealed the Top 20 centers in the league, and that calls for an assessment on Sean Monahan, who has become a nice success for the Calgary Flames after being picked sixth overall in the 2013 Draft. His placement, however, appears to be disappointingly low. He barely made the list by placing 20th. In other words, there could be more than half of the NHL teams represented before a center for the Flames could be ranked. As it turns out, there were several teams that had more than one center on the rankings, including the Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, and the Edmonton Oilers. It is still disappointing, however, to see a top center be “worse” than a second-line center for other teams, including one that did not come close to the playoffs last season. Realistically, there are plenty of centers that are certainly better than Sean Monahan. No one will argue the greatness of Connor McDavid, who was the top center in the rankings, Sidney Crosby, Nicklas Backstrom, John Tavares, or