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Charlie McAvoy did nearly everything the Boston Bruins could have asked of him during the 2025-26 season. He set career highs in goals, ****** ists and points. He handled Boston's most demanding defensive ****** ignments. He returned less than a month after suffering a fractured jaw and losing multiple teeth. He even helped the United States capture an Olympic gold medal.
Yet NHL Network still believes there are 10 defensemen better than him.
McAvoy landed at No. 11 on NHL Network's annual ranking of the league's top 20 defensemen, which NHL.com published Sunday. The placement was hardly disrespectful, but it provided Boston's franchise defenseman with another challenge entering the 2026-27 season.
After producing the finest offensive campaign of his NHL career, McAvoy must prove he belongs among the league's unquestioned elite.
#nesn #Career #clear
Charlie McAvoy did nearly everything the Boston Bruins could have asked of him during the 2025-26 season. He set career highs in goals, ****** ists and points. He handled Boston's most demanding defensive ****** ignments. He returned less than a month after suffering a fractured jaw and losing multiple teeth. He even helped the United States capture an Olympic gold medal.
Yet NHL Network still believes there are 10 defensemen better than him.
McAvoy landed at No. 11 on NHL Network's annual ranking of the league's top 20 defensemen, which NHL.com published Sunday. The placement was hardly disrespectful, but it provided Boston's franchise defenseman with another challenge entering the 2026-27 season.
After producing the finest offensive campaign of his NHL career, McAvoy must prove he belongs among the league's unquestioned elite.
#nesn #Career #clear
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