from Greg Wyshynski of ESPN,

Since 2009-10, there have been 2,196 skaters and 229 goaltenders who appeared in at least one National Hockey League game. As this decade comes to a close, it's time to parse the rolls, narrow the field and select the best of the best.

Presenting the top 100 NHL players of the 2010s.

The following list ranks the best of the decade, pitting skaters against defenseman against goaltenders. The order was determined through statistical and analytic comparisons; consideration for postseason success and awards; and good old-fashioned subjectivity. A few factors we weighed in creating the ranking:

Longevity was respected but not essential. There are players on the list who compiled points through 10 seasons of play, and players who landed on the list by virtue of dominating for a shorter period of time....

100. Alexander Semin, RW, Washington Capitals
It's the ultimate cliché to call a Russian player "enigmatic," but it's applicable for a player who started the decade with 40 goals as a core player for the Capitals, and was out of the NHL at 31 years old following one goal in 15 games with Montreal. In between? Three middling seasons with Carolina.

99. Torey Krug, D, Boston Bruins

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