{"id":84353,"date":"2025-08-21T06:54:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T06:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/84353\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T06:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T06:54:07","slug":"how-high-is-robert-thomas-on-nhl-networks-top-centers-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/84353\/","title":{"rendered":"How high is Robert Thomas on NHL Network’s top centers list?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The St. Louis Blues have finally gotten some respect from NHL Network.<\/p>\n

After Jordan Kyrou and Colton Parayko were snubbed from the top wingers <\/a>and top defensemen<\/a> lists by NHL Network, the Blues finally have a representative among the top 20 at a position.<\/p>\n

Robert Thomas has put up great numbers for a few seasons now, and that earned him the No. 12 spot on NHL Network’s top 20 rankings.<\/p>\n

Back-to-back 80-point seasons for Robert Thomas have him at #\u20e31\u20e32\u20e3 on our list! @StLouisBlues<\/a> | #NHLTopPlayers<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LlLzZrCthS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) August 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Thomas is ranked just behind New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes, and the top 10 is stacked (as one might imagine).<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the complete top 20 list.<\/p>\n

Our Top 20 Centers Right Now list has a total of:
\u2022 12 Stanley Cups
\u2022 5 Conn Smythe Trophies
\u2022 10 Ted Lindsay Awards
\u2022 8 Hart Trophies
\u2022 8 Art Ross Trophies
\u2022 7 Maurice Richard Trophies
\u2022 3 Selke Trophies<\/p>\n

What do you think of our list?@NHL<\/a> | #NHLTopPlayers<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7xSsx0hpuh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) August 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Thomas is coming off a season in which he put up 81 points in 70 games, tying him with Sam Reinhart — a winger, but a center according to NHL.com — for the 12th most in the league. <\/p>\n

It was the second-straight 80-point season for Thomas, whose 167 points (47 goals, 120 assists) ranks ninth among centers (once again including Reinhart as a “center”) in that time span.<\/p>\n

Even before that, Thomas had 77 and 65 points in his previous two seasons for a total of 309 points (85 goals, 224 assists) in 297 games. That’s the 13th-most among “centers” on NHL.com, which includes wingers like Steven Stamkos, Reinhart again, and Jake Guentzel.<\/p>\n

Even among all forwards, those 309 points are the 25th most over the last four seasons, and his 167points (in 152 games) puts him 17th in the last two seasons.<\/p>\n

Thomas is now entering his age-26 season on the brink of superstardom in St. Louis.<\/p>\n