1.) Mitch Marner
This is the obvious take. Marner scored 27 goals and 102 points in 2025-26 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, propelling them to the second round. But he also flirted with the century mark on two other occasions.
In 2022-23, he fell one point short (30 goals and 69 assists. Nice) of 100 points and scored 97 points the season before. The newest Golden Knights star will fall in love with the transition attack, flying up and down the ice with Jack Eichel.
On top of that, he should be slotted into the league's second-best power play (28.3% this past season), making Vegas even more dangerous. With the team's exceptional ability at drawing penalties, expect the newest winger to thrive with his "Misfit" mentality.
People will bash him for being a "cancerous figure" in the locker room and the community. However, they said the exact same thing about Eichel before he broke out in 2024-25. Speaking of which...