i think its the drinkTransportedUpstater said:IS this question a joke, or asked in earnest?
I agree,it's not so far out there.Zherdev is better right now and does have a nice potential ceiling but Perry has some bright promise too.AgentNaslund said:nothing really wrong with the thread. Future 1st line winger vs Future first line winger. But right now, Zherdev is a better player.
You're running out of chances.Tjardus Greidanus said:Zherdev by so far it can only be measured in teaspoons.
Note: I've been calling Perry to fall on his face for years though...I'm not going to change that any time soon.
better go buy a voodoo doll.Tjardus Greidanus said:Zherdev by so far it can only be measured in teaspoons.
Note: I've been calling Perry to fall on his face for years though...I'm not going to change that any time soon.
I pretty much agree with you, I've watched zherdev about 10 times and that guy has some great offensive skills.TransportedUpstater said:I would like to start by saying this is just my personal opinion, and I could be wrong (seems to happen often...)
I'm really impressed with Perry, as his adjustment period will be shorter than I anticipated.
But I had Zherdev rated #2 overall (behind Eric Staal) in a ridiculously loaded 2003 draft, and even though Perry has catapulted up my rankings, I still do not think he's in Zherdev's league offensively, and since neither player is going to be confused with the second coming of Guy Carbonneau, offense may be the most important deciding factor in this case.
However, in Perry's defense, they are different players. Perry has excellent vision and a scorer's touch, and I believe he's an even better playmaker than scorer. I also love how he'll get his nose dirty. His skating is average, but that's really the only weakness I see in his game.
Zherdev has potential to be a Maurice Richard winner. He had the best offensive skills at the 2003 draft at the time of the draft, and I still believe he has the best now. He's not there yet, but he's a joy to watch, and the only two Russian prospects better than him IMO are Ovechkin and Malkin, who are 2 of my top #4). I can make an argument to put Zherdev #5 (IMO Dion Phaneuf is close, somewhere in the #5-#7 range).
I hope no one takes this as a slight to Perry, because I am the first to admit he's better than I thought he was, by a long shot.
But not at Zherdev's level. Not IMO.
Tjardus Greidanus said:Note: I've been calling Perry to fall on his face for years though...I'm not going to change that any time soon.
Along with a million other rookies ... yeah good start but its not the best arguement lol.McDonald19 said:3 points in his first 3 NHL games.
McDonald19 said:Not really a fair comparison at all.
Zherdev is a dynamic pure offensive player so not really fair to compare him to Perry at all.
Perry could be the better all around player though, he will play more physical than Zherdev for sure.
but especially in the new NHL where skill players are allowed to fly up and down the ice Zherdev is going to be great and produce more points than Perry. In the old clutch and grab NHL Perry could potentially outscore Zherdev in the long run because of his size and reach.
hattrick74 said:this poll sums up how ducks fans look at perry
http://www.allducks.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6081
What does that have to do with anything. Maybe 1 or 2 posters that are at HF, are also regulars at allducks. Many of the posters their come from the mightyducks.com one and I think we all know how credible that is.hattrick74 said:this poll sums up how ducks fans look at perry
http://www.allducks.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6081
Chistov23 said:What does that have to do with anything. Maybe 1 or 2 posters that are at HF, are also regulars at allducks. Many of the posters their come from the mightyducks.com one and I think we all know how credible that is.
Yeah, if you were to take that poll here, it'd have much more realistic results. A fan site for any one team isn't a great place to get unbiased opinions or ideas.Chistov23 said:What does that have to do with anything. Maybe 1 or 2 posters that are at HF, are also regulars at allducks. Many of the posters their come from the mightyducks.com one and I think we all know how credible that is.