Jarome Iginla vs Pavel Bure

[Bijelo]

Bure was the better pure talent, but if I'm building a team, I take Iginla over Bure...

Better overall player and leader.

True this Russian had more talent and was faster with puck than Canadian.

 

[JurassicTunga]

I mean the thing is we know you couldn't win with Iginla.

For all this talk of being the best leader in hockey we never really saw it.

Always no showed the big games in the playoffs, never made it out of the first round (outside of 04) until he was a second/third liner with Boston/Pittsburgh

Everyone saw it except you apparently.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Everyone saw it except you apparently.

No, I always saw him lose in the first round.

Being a nice guy sometimes and smiling in interviews does not make you a good leader.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Definitely Bure for the peak, but definitely Iginla for career.

 

[Fig]

Bure was the better one man army. Iggy the better all round player.

Like comparing a Corvette to a pickup truck.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Bure from a business standpoint as well. If you had him you wouldn't have to worry about constructing a good team because people would fill the arena anyway...

 

[Connor McConnor]

Bure was definitely better, Iginla couldn’t even dream of hitting Bure’s highs. That said, Iggy had the better career and if you were to make a pick with hindsight, I’d totally understand a majority taking Iggy.

 

[General Fanager]

Peak - Bure

Career - Iggy

 

[AppreciateHockey]

This vote is basically McDavid vs Crosby. Flash vs. all-rounder. Very close vote for either.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Bure didn't bother with the fake tough guy antics or sucking up to the canadian media. He should be easily winning this poll.

 

[Craig Button]

The only one more talented than Bure in the 90’s was Lemieux.

The only way to beat Bure was to injure him.
And that they did.
And Mogilny too.

Those guys played perfect hockey.

Couldn’t steal the puck away from those guys.

Jealous Canadian players just had to go out there and break their legs.

 

[HolyHagelin]

The only one more talented than Bure in the 90’s was Lemieux.

The only way to beat Bure was to injure him.
And that they did.
And Mogilny too.

Those guys played perfect hockey.

Couldn’t steal the puck away from those guys.

Jealous Canadian players just had to go out there and break their legs.

Too soon man. Needs a sad react.

 

[Cup or Bust]

I am a big Pavel Bure fan but Iginla was a better player.

 

[Matty Sundin]

If you ignore the low scoring in 2004 and actually watched Iginla in that era, he was the best player in the world at the time.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Bure, not close.

 

[Felidae]

If you ignore the low scoring in 2004 and actually watched Iginla in that era, he was the best player in the world at the time.

To be fair i'd say Iginla's competition was weaker during his best years

Even during Bure's Panthers years, his competition for the Hart trophy was
peak Jagr and Pronger

in the early 90s there was absolutely no shot at the Art Ross or Hart trophy with peak Fedorov, Lemieux.

Iginla in comparison competed with Naslund, Theodore, St Louis, Brodeur, older Roy. Not quite the same.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Bure from a business standpoint as well. If you had him you wouldn't have to worry about constructing a good team because people would fill the arena anyway...

The Canucks, Panthers and Rangers were not selling out whenever Bure played for them

 

[CokenoPepsi]

If you ignore the low scoring in 2004 and actually watched Iginla in that era, he was the best player in the world at the time.

No he wasn't.

Probably the best in 01-02 but Flames missed the playoffs.

Lol in 02-03

One of best in 03-04

Lol 05-06

 

[Galactico]

Bure for me.

 

[TMLife17]

The only one more talented than Bure in the 90’s was Lemieux.

The only way to beat Bure was to injure him.
And that they did.
And Mogilny too.

Those guys played perfect hockey.

Couldn’t steal the puck away from those guys.

Jealous Canadian players just had to go out there and break their legs.

lol ya he really went out there and broke his leg… great example bro

 

[SuperScript29]

Watched both in their prime, the answer is easily Bure.

 

[sr edler]

If you ignore the low scoring in 2004 and actually watched Iginla in that era, he was the best player in the world at the time.

Not much to brag about as this was a historical low point quality wise regarding offensive talent, with most of the 90s stars (including Bure) either crippled or retired and the new generation (Crosby, Ovechkin, Malkin) yet to come. Another guy who looked like a world beater in this little window, Markus Näslund.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

If I was starting a team from scratch... Iginla.
If I needed to make my good team great... Bure.

 

[zar]

Give me Iggy.

Iginla, is one of my favorite non-Oiler players of all time… and he was a Flame.

 

[authentic]

Not much to brag about as this was a historical low point quality wise regarding offensive talent, with most of the 90s stars (including Bure) either crippled or retired and the new generation (Crosby, Ovechkin, Malkin) yet to come. Another guy who looked like a world beater in this little window, Markus Näslund.

Plus Forsberg was actually the best player from 2002-05 hands down