Is Tage Thompson a top 15 center in the NHL?

[DarthEbriate]

23 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

So after watching the Panthers game, it’s pretty clear TNT has the O skills to be an elite center. Sadly, nearly everything else is lacking.

Watching him vs Barkov is pretty clear which one does everything for his team and which one doesn’t.  

Yup. For me, TNT remains in that mushy 13-17 range where he can be dominant against teams that don't have an elite center or an elite checking line. (Note: You should be able to win a bunch of games this way, because not too many teams have one, let alone both.)

However, if you're a one-line team, which the Sabres appear to be this season until a 2nd scoring line appears, then TNT needs to be elite and the top line needs to be the cliche "you can't stop them, you can only hope to contain them; they're going to get theirs" level night-in and night-out.