Andre Markov or Sergei Zubov?

[SeanMoneyHands]

Who was better at their peak?

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[banks]

Zubov. Guy was in contention for the Norris, on and off, for like a decade but never won it. Such an unsung hero.

 

[ESH]

Zubov. Guy was in contention for the Norris, on and off, for like a decade but never won it. Such an unsung hero.

That’s being a bit generous. He was consistently a very good defenseman, but he was only ever even top-5 in Norris voting twice in his career.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Markov was a total beast before his knees f***ed up

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Markov AINEC

 

[dukeofjive]

The general was a beast till knee injuries slowed him down, zubov was also a beast, Voted markov

 

[member 334057]

Zubov easily for me. Had a higher ppg avg throughout his career and played through the entire dead puck era, performed consistently in the playoffs, and was just a general work horse for those Dallas teams.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Zubov is often overrated, but he was quite a bit better than Markov

 

[nowhereman]

Zubov very clearly. I don't see them as the same tier of player.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Why are people actually voting for Markov?

 

[Regal]

Why are people actually voting for Markov?

Markov is low-key super overrated by a number of people on this site. Very good player, and a lot of similar traits to Zubov, but there’s really nothing he did better than Zubov.

 

[Lebowski]

Love Markov, but as a Habs fan I think this goes to Zubov.

 

[snipes]

Zubov.

I remember in the 90s against the Oilers he was always so good against us. He was a heck of a hockey player.

 

[Xspyrit]

Zubov is probably one of the most underrated players in history

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Markov was great but there literally shouldn’t be a single vote for him. Zubov was clearly better. Some Habs fans will vote for him but otherwise this is a unanimous decision

 

[Thenameless]

I wanted to homer vote for Markov so badly, because he got so many of his defensive partners paid, he was so low key good.

But in the end, voting integrity means I go with Zubov. He was the opposite of Lindros; always had his head up when he had the puck, looking to make the right play.

 

[ESH]

I wanted to homer vote for Markov so badly, because he got so many of his defensive partners paid, he was so low key good.

But in the end, voting integrity means I go with Zubov. He was the opposite of Lindros; always had his head up when he had the puck, looking to make the right play.

I’ve heard that he got Komisarek paid, but who are the others you’re referring to?

 

[centipede2233]

Zubov is the right choice

 

[Habsfan18]

Habs fan and a big Markov fan, but this is clearly Zubov.

 

[Voight]

Zubov is a hall of fame dfenseman who was a key part of two Stanley Cup winners.... its him AINEC

 

[Moose Head]

I’ve heard that he got Komisarek paid, but who are the others you’re referring to?

Souray is another

 

[Dr Quincy]

Peak: Zubov easily
Career Value: Markov

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

I adore Markov, way more than I do Zubov, but it’s clearly Zubov here.

 

[kp61c]

Zubov and a pack of cigarettes AINEC

 

[Miller Time]

Problem is that Zubov played on a series of staked teams with a number of hof talents....

Leetch, Messier, Lemieux, Jagr, Francis, Modano, nieuwendyk, hull...

Not to mention other Stars/Rangers greats like Sydor, Lehtinen, Morrow, Hatcher, Verbena, Langenbruner, Graves, Amounted, Kovalev et. et.

Stars, Pens & Rangers he played with pre-cap were all top spenders with top 5 nhl rosters.

Conversely, Markov's early career was with a Habs team that was on a tight internal budget, and then even when it did start being a cap spending team, never had anywhere near the offensive talent or roster depth Zubov played with most of his career...

Koivu... a few years of late-career Kovalev & early career Subban... and that's it for anyone sniffing HOF caliber (none of which locks). It's almost comical how big the divide in talent they played with in their respective careers is.

Markov played with a player that topped 70 pts 3x in his whole career... zubov only had 3 seasons where no teammate scored more. Heck, he had a year where 3 guys topped 100pts lol.

& that's to say nothing of the quality defensive players & dmen zubov was surrounded with...

It's not at all a knock on Zubov, who was great & I'd agree underrated... but Markov is criminally underrated largely because he played with no elite talent for almost his entire career.