Individual player ratings reveals are one of the most exciting parts in the lead up to a yearly sports game release, and passionate gamers usually don't hesitate to debate who the best players are each year. NHL 23 ratings might not be here quite yet, so there's still plenty of time to debate over which players should be the highest rated in the annual sports game.
In hockey, the center position is a premium position on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ice, and teams with highly skilled centers are routinely favored to contend for the Stanley Cup. This holds true in the NHL video game series, and players that use teams with elite centers can expect to have an easier time navigating the rigorous schedule in NHL 23's franchise mode.
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The list of best centers in NHL 23 should be slightly different from the top centers in NHL 22, as some young players had breakout seasons and some formerly elite veterans battled injury or decline in 2021-22. For example, Patrice Bergeron was the fifth-highest rated center in NHL 22, and although he is still a good player, Bergeron is unlikely to be in the five best centers when NHL 23 releases in October.
It's important to remember that some attributes matter a lot more than others and not every player of equal rating is the same, especially in online play. Attributes like speed, wrist shot power and accuracy, acceleration, passing, and deking mean a lot more than other attributes do when it comes to having success in online head-to-head competition. Those key ratings and skills carried the most weight when predicting the players that will be rated highest in NHL 23.
Steven Stamkos has been an elite NHL player for a decade or more,
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