Crosby vs Kucherov: whos IQ is better?

[Kshahdoo]

Probably two smartes players in post-Gretzky era, but who of them is smarter?

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[Offtheboard412]

Hmm that's a tough one. I think Kucherov has the better playmaking/passing I.Q., he's better at manipulating defenders and creating lanes for passes. But for overall hockey I.Q. considering all facets of the game I take Crosby.

This is one of the smartest plays I've seen a player make.

 

[Jetcetera]

some serious recency bias in this voting

 

[ijuka]

Crosby is the better skater, stickhandler, has the better shot, has more power, better puck protection ability, etc.

All of Crosby's tools are better than Kucherov's so if Kucherov's IQ is not better, how is he so good?

 

[Offtheboard412]

Crosby is the better skater, stickhandler, has the better shot, has more power, better puck protection ability, etc.

All of Crosby's tools are better than Kucherov's so if Kucherov's IQ is not better, how is he so good?

Very debatable if Crosby is a better stickhandler than Kucherov, and as far as their shots go, Kucherov has the better wrist shot and one timer.

 

[Despote]

Crosby is the better skater, stickhandler, has the better shot, has more power, better puck protection ability, etc.

All of Crosby's tools are better than Kucherov's so if Kucherov's IQ is not better, how is he so good?

Yeah, as has been pointed out it's highly debatable that Crosby has better shot or stickhandling.

 

[x Tame Impala]

some serious recency bias in this voting

For real

 

[Breakfast of Champs]

Crosby has better 200 foot IQ and awareness. Offensively it's a wash

 

[Caps8112]

not even sure how one could compare these but the answer is always crosby when it comes to players in the last 20 years not named Mcdavid, Ovi or maybe Malkin and picking any of those 3 for other aspects of the game is still debating.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Crosby. Is this for real?

 

[Kshahdoo]

Crosby. Is this for real?

Kucherov outscored prime McDavid, and not once but twice. Given McJesus has infinitely better hockey tools it means Kucherov >> him when it comes to IQ, and McDavid's IQ isn't that low...

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

From a pure passing perspective it's Kucherov. Thornton was better at that too. But overall iq few in history are as good as Crosby. Maybe just Gretzky and Lemieux.

 

[Kshahdoo]

From a pure passing perspective it's Kucherov. Thornton was better at that too. But overall iq few in history are as good as Crosby. Maybe just Gretzky and Lemieux.

IQ isn't about vision, it's about doing right things at the right time. And when you score 144 points while not having Ovechkin's shot, McDavid's speed and puck skills, Malkin's physical tools etc it means you do those right things at the right time very-very often, almost always.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

IQ isn't about vision, it's about doing right things at the right time. And when you score 144 points while not having Ovechkin's shot, McDavid's speed and puck skills, Malkin's physical tools etc it means you do those right things at the right time very-very often, almost always.

Sure but we're talking about Crosby. Crosby obviously dominated in his youth, and on top of that has had 19 consecutive ppg seasons and counting. He's adapted and changed his game multiple times and still remains an elite player at age 36/37. You need extremely high iq to do that.

 

[daver]

My Dad is smarter than your Dad!

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Crosby is the better skater, stickhandler, has the better shot, has more power, better puck protection ability, etc.

All of Crosby's tools are better than Kucherov's so if Kucherov's IQ is not better, how is he so good?

Crosby has never been a great stickhandler and has a muffin shot. And the way he protects the puck and wins board battles seemingly always coming out with the puck also constitutes iq. It's not just pure strength.

 

[CanadienShark]

Crosby is/was better at basically everything except his IQ, but it's close imo.

 

[Xspyrit]

This is one of the smartest plays I've seen a player make.

Really? Crosby himself must have done a hundred smarter plays... There's at least a smarter play than that every game come on lol... he just waited for the Rangers player to touch the puck, then threw it back in front and lucky/bad goal allowed by Lundqvist

 

[Caser]

Probably two smartes players in post-Gretzky era, but who of them is smarter?

I think Datsyuk should be there as an option too.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Crosby has better 200 foot IQ and awareness.

If that were true, he wouldn't be in the ice for so many goals against. What was it this year - 97 or something?

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

If that were true, he wouldn't be in the ice for so many goals against. What was it this year - 97 or something?

That would be ovechkin

 

[sdf]

Hmm that's a tough one. I think Kucherov has the better playmaking/passing I.Q., he's better at manipulating defenders and creating lanes for passes. But for overall hockey I.Q. considering all facets of the game I take Crosby.

This is one of the smartest plays I've seen a player make.

When I notice that a lot of people on this site post some bullshit like this as examples of great hockey iq, I realize that these people seem have no idea what this term is mean

 

[Fatass]

Crosby is the better skater, stickhandler, has the better shot, has more power, better puck protection ability, etc.

All of Crosby's tools are better than Kucherov's so if Kucherov's IQ is not better, how is he so good?

Because hockey smarts includes more than the offensive side of the game.

 

[Beau Knows]

If that were true, he wouldn't be in the ice for so many goals against. What was it this year - 97 or something?

Not sure why you're so obsessed with +/- all of a sudden, but Kucherov and Crosby both had nearly identical, positive ratings this season.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Not sure why you're so obsessed with +/- all of a sudden,

I didn't say anything about plus minus.

I was responding to a post asserting Crosby had some sort of 200 foot game - which is blatantly false given how often opposing teams score with Crosby on the ice.