Offtheboard412
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- Feb 26, 2012
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Using Kucherov's draft position as proof of his lacking in skills compared to McDavid is just silly. Datsyuk was a 7th round pick does that mean he wasn't one of the most skilled players ever? I don't even disagree with him having the better hockey i.q., but his draft position has zero bearing on it. I do think Kucherov has a better shooting arsenal than McDavid though.Most idiotic comment in the whole thread. What separates McDavid is his other worldly skill and vision, combined with a very high HIQ, but to make the comment that a there is no debate is ridiculous. Kuch doesn't have anything like McDavid's skill (2nd round pick, 58th overall) and yet he manages to produce at the level that he does. He has an amazing HIQ but trying to quantify one relative to the other is a fools errand.
As for Kucherov vs Malkin, it's looking more and more like I have to lean towards Kucherov. At their peaks it's really close, I think Malkin in 11/12 would be right there with Kucherov this year. But truthfully Malkin was a bit of an underachiever for his level of talent. Kucherov's 8 year run since 16/17 is just better than anything Malkin was able to string together. The injuries every year, with the mix of sub par seasons from Malkin is really disappointing in hindsight. He accomplished a lot of great things, but his career really should have been so much more. A guy with his level of talent should have been scoring 100+ points year in and year out.