Here's something scary: Ilya held out in 2005, missed the first four games of the season, and still scored 98 points in the NHL (and 13 in the Russian League). Here's something else scary: He consistently scores between 40-50 goals, and would surpass a 100 point season fairly quickly if he was surrounded with some of the NHL's top talent.

16.5 Marian Hossa, Detroit Red Wings—Alright, I admit, there's 51 players on the list. To be honest though, I had a lot of trouble placing Hossa as he's kind of a question mark. He's still a great regular season producer (excellent even), but he's going to have to prove that his playoff production last season wasn't just a direct result of playing with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.

16. Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators—Of the three Sens in the top thirty, I'd take Spezza over Heatley and Alfie—and that's saying something. Spezza has the offensive tools to do almost anything he wants in this league, and word out of Ottawa is that he's even more committed to defense this year than ever. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the season Spezza bursts through the 100-point dam.

15. Rick Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets—Like a few other players on this list, Nash has been stuck in a dire situation in Columbus. However, with an improved supporting cast, Nash could bust through with another 40 goal season this year, and may be even better in the assist category, with a higher quality of player to dish to.

14. Eric Staal, Carolina Hurricanes—If it wasn't for Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, Eric might be joined by brother Jordan, but here's the lone rep for the Staal family. He's another one of those guys you can't say enough about: He's just plain dominant in the goal-scoring and playmaking departments. There's a reason he's worth that 7-year extension.

13. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers—Lundqvist is a stellar NHL talent. He's coming off of back-to-back 37 win seasons, and posted a 10-shutout season last year. Once Martin Brodeur retires, Lundqvist could finally earn his first Vezina trophy.

12. Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames—Much like Morrow, Iginla is one of the few guys in the NHL I'd let lead my team. He leads by example, he's hard-working every shift, and if he's having trouble scoring, he makes up for it by doing so many other things well. Oh, that and he's also coming off two consecutive 90-point seasons.

11. Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lighting—After a tough start to his career, Vinny has come on strong in recent years. There's no doubting that this 40 goal scoring (or 50 in 2006/07), 90-100 point totaling Quebec native is precisely what makes the Lightning tick.

It's about time we got to the top ten...

10. Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils—

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