best playmaker: Oates vs Thornton

[amnesiac]

Simpy, who was the better playermaker?

Adam R. Oates Adam Oates (b.1962) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com
Joseph E. Thornton http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=23710

Oates with the slightly better APG avg, but benefitted from from playing in a high scoring era for half his career .

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[tony d]

2 of the better playmakers ever, this is Thornton for me though.

 

[Jon Bonham]

2 of the better playmakers ever, this is Thornton for me though.

Non-biased for sure.

It's Oates.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Non-biased for sure.

It's Oates.

tony d is a sens fan he bandwagoned the sharks

 

[Patty Ice]

tony d is a sens fan he bandwagoned the sharks

Well he did not use the so maybe he was serious.

Also, he is one to talk as a Caps fan.

 

[Jon Bonham]

Well he did not use the so maybe he was serious.

Also, he is one to talk as a Caps fan.

I don't think Caps fans are eager to take Oates' side on anything after the ravaging of his former team during his coaching tenure. However, I do appreciate honesty and honesty, the answer to the poll is Oates.

 

[Patty Ice]

I don't think Caps fans are eager to take Oates' side on anything after the ravaging of his former team during his coaching tenure. However, I do appreciate honesty and honesty, the answer to the poll is Oates.

Well then. honestly, who the f*** cares? It is splitting hairs here. Both guys are/were supreme playmakers. You cannot go wrong with either choice.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Both among the best ever playmakers.

Oates for me, but just barely.

 

[GreatGonzo]

It’s very close, but I’ve always felt like Thornton did just as great, if not better, with less. He made a career out of making players into elite scorers.

 

[biturbo19]

It’s very close, but I’ve always felt like Thornton did just as great, if not better, with less. He made a career out of making players into elite scorers.

Yeah. I went with Jumbo Joe, just thinking of the guys he's made millions for playing around him. But it's hard to say Oates isn't up there in all-time playmakers either.

 

[JeremyTB]

Oates played in a more high scoring era and had much better goal scorers on his wing. Had Hull and then had Neely.

 

[BraveCanadian]

I think it is a toss up but I voted Oates.. his playmaking would have looked even better if Gretzky wasn't putting up video game numbers during the first half of Oates career.

 

[Stealth JD]

Oates got two different guys to 50 goals in 50 games. Can't go wrong with either, but I love me some Adam Oates. He and Hull made me a die-hard fan. I think we're getting to the point where a lot of fans on this site don't remember Adam Oates or never saw him play.

 

[amnesiac]

Oates played in a more high scoring era and had much better goal scorers on his wing. Had Hull and then had Neely.

Hull and Neely's best goalscoring years were all with Oates too.

 

[Plural]

Non-biased for sure.

It's Oates.

Voted Thornton.

 

[Mitch nylander]

I chose Thornton. Couldn't go wrong with either, good poll OP.

Here is what made me choose Thornton.

- hart winner, art ross winner.
Boosted his teammates stats significantly. Here's a couple examples.

- Turning Cheechoo in a rocket richard winner at 56 goals.
- Setoguchi put up 65 points next to him
- Patrick Marleau had his goal scoring career high beside him at 44 goals.
-Glen Murray put up 92 points next to him
-Milan Michalek had his career high next to him

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

I chose Thornton. Couldn't go wrong with either, good poll OP.

Here is what made me choose Thornton.

- hart winner, art ross winner.
Boosted his teammates stats significantly. Here's a couple examples.

- Turning Cheechoo in a rocket richard winner at 56 goals.
- Setoguchi put up 65 points next to him
- Patrick Marleau had his goal scoring career high beside him at 44 goals.
-Glen Murray put up 92 points next to him
-Milan Michalek had his career high next to him

Don’t forget Joe Pavelski. He scored 41 goals with Thornton.