Favourite #138 - Alexander Ovechkin vs. Sidney Crosby

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This is a favourite player and not best player poll. Bracket winners advance to playoffs.

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Henrik Sedin 62 Ryan Getzlaf 49 Claude Giroux 37 Patrick Kane 42 Phil Kessel 32 Steven Stamkos 27 Alexander Ovechkin 105 Ilya Kovalchuk 25 Sidney Crosby 27 Nicklas Bäckström 12 Joe Pavelski 9 Henrik Zetterberg 31 Anze Kopitar 51 Jonathan Toews 8 Patrice Bergeron 48 Evgeni Malkin 61	Henrik Sedin 80 Patrick Kane 51 Phil Kessel 22 Alexander Ovechkin 30 Sidney Crosby 55 Henrik Zetterberg 32 Anze Kopitar 23 Evgeni Malkin 18	Henrik Sedin 50 Alexander Ovechkin 72 Sidney Crosby 87 Anze Kopitar 49	Alexander Ovechkin Sidney Crosby

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Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Patrik Laine 55 Nikita Kucherov 77 John Tavares 14 Artemi Panarin 50 Auston Matthews 18 Aleksander Barkov 27 Nathan MacKinnon 18 Leon Draisaitl 15 David Pastrnak 25 Mikko Rantanen 41 Mitch Marner 16 Kirill Kaprizov 36 Brayden Point 47 Mathew Barzal 13 Connor McDavid 84 Sebastian Aho 29	Nikita Kucherov 20 Artemi Panarin 39 Aleksander Barkov 22 Nathan MacKinnon 48 Mikko Rantanen 24 Kirill Kaprizov 26 Brayden Point 18 Connor McDavid 37	Artemi Panarin 17 Nathan MacKinnon 30 Kirill Kaprizov 21 Connor McDavid 25	Nathan MacKinnon Connor McDavid

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Peter Forsberg 55 Eric Lindros 15 Pavel Datsyuk 51 Joe Thornton 12 Teemu Selänne 46 Mats Sundin 17 Markus Näslund 25 Marian Hossa 24 Joe Sakic 55 Sergei Fedorov 20 Jarome Iginla 66 Martin St. Louis 40 Paul Kariya 26 Patrik Elias 7 Jaromír Jágr 80 Marian Gaborik 15	Peter Forsberg 41 Pavel Datsyuk 26 Teemu Selanne 26 Markus Naslund 12 Joe Sakic 34 Jarome Iginla 17 Paul Kariya 34 Jaromir Jagr 51	Peter Forsberg 58 Teemu Selanne 61 Joe Sakic 24 Jaromir Jagr 31	Teemu Selanne Jaromir Jagr

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Gordie Howe 15 Maurice Richard 10 Luc Robitaille 10 Wayne Gretzky 31 Jari Kurri 18 Brett Hull 14 Pavel Bure 32 Alexei Kovalev 7 Steve Yzerman 49 Wendel Clark 11 Mario Lemieux 24 Brendan Shanahan 7 Ron Francis 19 Adam Oates 18 Mike Modano 9 Alexander Mogilny 25	Gordie Howe 22 Wayne Gretzky 32 Jari Kurri 17 Pavel Bure 28 Steve Yzerman 36 Mario Lemieux 51 Ron Francis 15 Alexander Mogilny 20	Wayne Gretzky 33 Pavel Bure 26 Mario Lemieux 38 Alexander Mogilny 14	Wayne Gretzky 78 Mario Lemieux 48

Qualifying Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Cale Makar 42 Quinn Hughes 7	Adam Fox 29 Cale Makar 167 Erik Karlsson 28 Drew Doughty 18 Shea Weber 62 Kris Letang 43 Victor Hedman 43 Roman Josi 23	Cale Makar 45 Erik Karlsson 34 Shea Weber 37 Victor Hedman 33	Cale Makar 96 Shea Weber 45

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Bobby Orr 24 Denis Potvin 3 Paul Coffey 21 Brian Leetch 8 Vladimir Konstantinov 13 Rob Blake 11 Chris Chelios 9 Chris Pronger 19 Ray Bourque 36 Al MacInnis 25 Nicklas Lidström 86 Scott Niedermayer 33 Zdeno Chara 66 Andrei Markov 31 Dustin Byfuglien 47 Brent Burns 21	Bobby Orr 23 Paul Coffey 8 Vladimir Konstantinov 37 Chris Pronger 35 Ray Bourque 65 Nicklas Lidström 82 Zdeno Chara 60 Dustin Byfuglien 43	Bobby Orr 23 Vladimir Konstantinov 13 Nicklas Lidström 61 Zdeno Chara 22	Bobby Orr Nicklas Lidström

Qualifying Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
John Gibson 16 Carter Hart 3 Robin Lehner 13 Jacob Markström 28 Frederik Andersen 7 Connor Hellebuyck 12	Carey Price 41 John Gibson 16 Tuukka Rask 43 Jacob Markström 17 Andrei Vasilevskiy 41 Connor Hellebuyck 13 Thatcher Demko 51 Igor Shesterkin 33	Carey Price 18 Tuukka Rask 12 Andrei Vasilevskiy 51 Thatcher Demko 27	Carey Price 97 Andrei Vasilevskiy 53

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Kari Lehtonen 18 Antti Niemi 9 Roberto Luongo 39 Ryan Miller 8 Ilya Bryzgalov 49 Craig Anderson 24 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 25 Niklas Bäckström 12 Pekka Rinne 52 Henrik Lundqvist 61 Cory Schneider 31 Braden Holtby 27 Jonathan Quick 31 Corey Crawford 10 Marc-Andre Fleury 21 Sergei Bobrovsky 9	Kari Lehtonen 11 Roberto Luongo 32 Ilya Bryzgalov 40 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 36 Henrik Lundqvist 54 Cory Schneider 21 Jonathan Quick 14 Marc-Andre Fleury 32	Roberto Luongo 50 Ilya Bryzgalov 22 Henrik Lundqvist 38 Marc-Andre Fleury 24	Roberto Luongo 15 Henrik Lundqvist 11

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Dominik Hasek 94 Chris Osgood 8 Olaf Kölzig 47 Felix Potvin 46 Evgeni Nabokov 32 Dan Cloutier 7 Tomas Vokoun 14 Martin Brodeur 25 Curtis Joseph 26 Dwayne Roloson 5 Nikolai Khabibulin 43 Tim Thomas 22 Miikka Kiprusoff 102 Marty Turco 14 Patrick Roy 52 José Théodore 15	Dominik Hasek 67 Olaf Kolzig 14 Evgeni Nabokov 34 Martin Brodeur 57 Curtis Joseph 23 Nikolai Khabibulin 24 Miikka Kiprusoff 34 Patrick Roy 19	Dominik Hasek 123 Martin Brodeur 45 Nikolai Khabibulin 14 Miikka Kiprusoff 31	Dominik Hasek 62 Miikka Kiprusoff 30

Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Terry Sawchuk 19 Glenn Hall 6 Jacques Plante 9 Tony Esposito 5 Ken Dryden 21 Vladislav Tretiak 29 Kelly Hrudey 7 Grant Fuhr 44 John Vanbiesbrouck 25 Mike Vernon 18 Ron Hextall 18 Ed Belfour 34 Tom Barrasso 9 Arturs Irbe 48 Kirk McLean 23 Mike Richter 32	Terry Sawchuk 15 Jacques Plante 11 Vladislav Tretiak 33 Grant Fuhr 18 John Vanbiesbrouck 6 Ed Belfour 18 Arturs Irbe 15 Mike Richter 5	Terry Sawchuk 19 Vladislav Tretiak 16 Ed Belfour 34 Arturs Irbe 33	Terry Sawchuk 12 Ed Belfour 6

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[centipede2233]

Crosby

 

[Buck Naked]

Ovie. His 07/08 season beats anything Crosby ever did.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Ovie is simply more fun

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Sid and Ovi fans getting ready to defend their guy

 

[KevinRedkey]

Ovie is simply more fun

Pretty much exactly this.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Ovie is simply more fun

Especially his undying support for a dictator, unlike the boring Canadian. I’ll take the humble guy that actually significantly gives back to the countries/communities that made him rich and famous.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Ovie is simply more fun

That's it for me. He came in like a heat seeking missile, hitting everything in sight. He was also fast and incredibly flashy with an exuberance you just didn't see among hockey players at that time. I became a fan of his immediately while it took me a few years to warm up to Crosby.

I feel bad for the younger fans who only know Ovechkin as the guy that stands at the face off dot waiting for a one timer. In his youth there was nobody more exciting on a rush. His dekes were phenomenal and it felt like he could and would score from anywhere.

 

[banks]

Couldn't be any other 2 players in this final. This is how it had to be.

 

[KaosKommando]

Used to be Ovy, but now it's clearly Crosby.

 

[Sorry]

Crosby is just a born winner. His commitment to the game is second to none in its history.

 

[centipede2233]

Ovie has been on just as talented of teams as Sid nhl and internationally and has a fraction of the success Crosby has had.

 

[AD1066]

Ovie has been on just as talented of teams as Sid nhl and internationally and has a fraction of the success Crosby has had.

NHL yes, internationally no. Look at Russia's depth on the blue line compared to what Canada was able to ice in the past two Olympics. Russia has fallen off significantly while Canada just had a golden age, so international comparisons have always struck me as meaningless.

We can probably agree that Anže Kopitar is a hell of a lot better of a hockey player than Chris Kunitz, but the latter was born in a better country to achieve success on the international stage.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Especially his undying support for a dictator, unlike the boring Canadian. I’ll take the humble guy that actually significantly gives back to the countries/communities that made him rich and famous.

Not gonna make this a whole thing because this is a hockey poll forum, but as somebody with significant ties to Russia and Russians, both expats and those who reside there, it's very easy to make sweeping statements about the morality of actions of folks from a country ruled by a guy you yourself admit is a dictator.

And anyway, title says "favorite" not "better person." Ovechkin was more fun on the ice, and more fun off it. He doesn't play for my team, so I'm happy to judge on that basis.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Always liked Ovi more.

 

[Bouboumaster]

It's Crosby.

Love Ovi and all, but Crosby is a national hero and it would be treason to not vote for him

 

[EverTheCynic]

Ovie is an aspiring war criminal who spent the first half of his career floating around, ignoring defense, and playing through his teammates shifts. He didn’t become a real player until Trotz.

Ovie under Boudreau was a disgrace. And it’s that Ovie most people romanticize.

 

[Video Nasty]

Ovechkin in his first handful of seasons is one of my favorite players ever. The Ovechkin that has topped 80 points only 5 times in the last dozen years and is only 3 points above PPG in all that time? Not so much.

Ovechkin for peak. Crosby for everything else. Voted Crosby.

 

[thadd]

Respect to Crosby, but it's fun watching Ovie score tons of goals.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Ovie is an aspiring war criminal who spent the first half of his career floating around, ignoring defense, and playing through his teammates shifts. He didn’t become a real player until Trotz.

Ovie under Boudreau was a disgrace. And it’s that Ovie most people romanticize.

Ovechkin in his first handful of seasons is one of my favorite players ever. The Ovechkin that has topped 80 points only 5 times in the last dozen years and is only 3 points above PPG in all that time? Not so much.

Ovechkin for peak. Crosby for everything else. Voted Crosby.

Bluster aside, these two opinions are interesting in contrast with one another. You dislike Ovechkin for exactly opposite reasons.

Some people like the old Ovi, and some people like the 2015-onwards Ovi it seems.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

OV supports genocide. Pretty easy to vote for the other guy

 

[moropanov]

Yeah hopefully people in Canada and especially Usa will wake up to Ovechkin Putin stuff and he will be banned from NHL it would be only right think to do atm. NHL's stragedy seems to be lets ignore this eventough its worse stuff than even racism etc kind of stuff its same level as Drasaitl would have Hitler's picture in his Instagram and support Hitler openly.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Ovie has been on just as talented of teams as Sid nhl and internationally and has a fraction of the success Crosby has had.

Backstrom >>> Malkin amirite?

 

[jetsforever]

Do people realise this is a "favourite player" thread?

 

[Crow]

Do people realise this is a "favourite player" thread?

I don’t think so.