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Whaaaaa???Tavares is the better, more rounded player.
This one has become pretty easy despite previously being a toss up.
Yeah, great offensive output, but Tavares isn’t far behind and has far more depth to his game. He’s more versatile and brings more to the table at the centre position.Whaaaaa???
Stamkos in the midst of the best season of his career thus far
Stamkos is a well rounded player too. His defensive game gets overlooked but it is in the same ballpark as JT's.Yeah, great offensive output, but Tavares isn’t far behind and has far more depth to his game. He’s more versatile and brings more to the table at the centre position.
I take him without a second thought.
The idea that Tavares isn't a train wreck defensively is one of the most curious ones I've seen. He's really bad on that third of the ice.Tavares is the better, more rounded player.
This one has become pretty easy despite previously being a toss up.
....I don’t even..... If Tavares is a train wreck, Stamkos is 9/11. I don’t think either is true, but the margin should stay consistent.The idea that Tavares isn't a train wreck defensively is one of the most curious ones I've seen. He's really bad on that third of the ice.
He's been on the ice for more goals than any other forward in the league by a long shot. He's never been good defensively, but it was a narrative created by idiots to beef up a player they like.....I don’t even..... If Tavares is a train wreck, Stamkos is 9/11. I don’t think either is true, but the margin should stay consistent.
The Isles have terrible goaltending and Tavares gets top competition - I’d expect him to take his share of minuses, but that doesn’t make him a bad defender. He’s actually a pretty good one.He's been on the ice for more goals than any other forward in the league by a long shot. He's never been good defensively, but it was a narrative created by idiots to beef up a player they like.
Stamkos isn't good defensively either, but I would take him 10/10 times for a D zone shift over Tavares.
The idea that Tavares isn't a train wreck defensively is one of the most curious ones I've seen. He's really bad on that third of the ice.
Damning with faint praise.He is one of the best defensive forwards on the Isles. I'd take only Bailey and Cizikas over him in that regard actually.
The Isles have terrible goaltending and Tavares gets top competition - I’d expect him to take his share of minuses, but that doesn’t make him a bad defender. He’s actually a pretty good one.
Not sure who the idiots are you’re referring to, but they were on to something.
Tavares has been overrated defensively for some time. I rarely see someone make an argument for Stamkos defensively.
Important word bolded. Narrative plays a colossal role in who gets votes. And 8th? That could be as few as what - a handful of lower place votes?JT isnt too far removed from finishing 8th in Selke voting i believe...sounds pretty overrated to me
Important word bolded. Narrative plays a colossal role in who gets votes. And 8th? That could be as few as what - a handful of lower place votes?