The St. Louis Blues have finally gotten some respect from NHL Network.
After Jordan Kyrou and Colton Parayko were snubbed from the top wingers and top defensemen lists by NHL Network, the Blues finally have a representative among the top 20 at a position.
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.
Back-to-back 80-point seasons for Robert Thomas have him at #⃣1⃣2⃣ on our list! @StLouisBlues | #NHLTopPlayers pic.twitter.com/LlLzZrCthS
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) August 20, 2025
Thomas is ranked just behind New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes, and the top 10 is stacked (as one might imagine).
Here's a look at the complete top 20 list.
Our Top 20 Centers Right Now list has a total of:
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) August 20, 2025
• 12 Stanley Cups
• 5 Conn Smythe Trophies
• 10 Ted Lindsay Awards
• 8 Hart Trophies
• 8 Art Ross Trophies
• 7 Maurice Richard Trophies
• 3 Selke Trophies
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Thomas is now entering his age-26 season on the brink of superstardom in St. Louis.