Iyla Kovalchuk or Brad Marchand?

[SeanMoneyHands]

Who was the better player in their primes?

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[Cursed Lemon]

Marchand for his playoff play

 

[Lavar Ball]

Kovalchuk better in his prime but Marchand better career

 

[Sky04]

Kovalchuk oozes skill but Marchand is definitely more effective and he has a skill set that can mesh with any center and elevate them. Kovalchuk is more of a one man army.

 

[Foehammer]

Kovalchuk carries more than March

 

[Master P]

Good pole. Really hard.

I think I gotta go with Kovy.

 

[hamzarocks]

Both were the 3rd to 5th best winger in the league for a 5-6 year period

Kucherov the top dog in Marchands Prime

OV for Kovy

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Marchand for his playoff play

Marchand was pretty disappointing in the playoffs until they completely stacked his line

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Kovy won the rocket, going with him.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Good pole. Really hard.

You're certainly easier to please than my wife.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

Marchand was pretty disappointing in the playoffs until they completely stacked his line

I'm pretty sure he's an actively contributing member of that line.

 

[Boreal01]

Marchand

 

[Breakfast of Champs]

The fact that it's actually a genuine question shows how far Marchand has come, even his biggest supporters could never have imagined he would be in the realm of a kovalchuk.

Such different players but both superstars, very tough to pick and would be situation dependent

Marchand was pretty disappointing in the playoffs until they completely stacked his line

2011?

 

[FrankSidebottom]

Who is this Iyla Kovalchuk and why is he even compared to Marchand? I don’t get it, you need to be at least as good as Ilya Kovalchuk for example to be make this poll close.

 

[Rengorlex]

Kovalchuk was more flashy, but Marchand is easily the more effective player.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Marchand for his playoff play

Did you miss the 2012 playoffs where an injured Kovy nearly took the devils to the cup?

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Marchand for his overall game. He can do everything.

 

[Volodya Krutov]

Kovalchuk peaked higher. His 2012 cup run year with the Devils was outstanding.

 

[Clam Jensen]

Look as a devils fan I’m salty for how things ended with Ilya and I’m also salty about that malicious elbow Marchand threw at Johansson. Now that it’s known I’m impartial, I go with Kovy. Marchand is an absolute dog and someone any team would give up a nut to have, but Kovy just had more skill and a better peak, and on a bad back almost willed the Devils to a cup.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

Easily Kovalchuk.

 

[kp61c]

Marchand ainec.

 

[norrisnick]

Kovalchuk ainec

 

[wintersej]

On a day to day basis in their peak/prime its Marchand. Kovi has some of the worst defensive impacts of all time as a cherry picking floater. But, Kovi had another level when he really really tried that Marchand didn't have. Like 2012 run.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Marchand for his overall game. He can do everything.

What could Marchand do that Kovy couldn't? During his time in New Jersey he was one of the most complete wingers in the league.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Marchand cause his peak lasted longer and did more damage and of course his playoff performances