Better Career Kane vs Toews

[BB06]

I think most agree that Toews had the better start and Kane is having the far better end. Who had the better overall career

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[Khomutov]

Patrick Kane

 

[bobholly39]

Definitely Kane

 

[LongWayDown37]

Kane AINEC

 

[jetsforever]

I prefer Toews but I think this has to be Kane.
Toews does have the international success though.

 

[BlueBaron]

Kane. Easy choice.

 

[malton]

Kane for sure.

 

[Iapyi]

Couldn't vote as I don't like the option of no options. Perhaps the OP could put a poll up with this?

 

[JaegerDice]

If we’re talking just NHL then it’s clearly Kane.

If we’re including international play then its much closer.

 

[Breakfast of Champs]

Kane is obviously the better player but I would probably rather have all of Toews' achievements than Kane's personally. Captain of 3 cups, multiple Olympic gold, world Jr gold, World cup, etc. literally wins everything he plays in. I'm not going to say he wasn't very fortunate to have some amazing teammates but at the end of the day he contributed in large to all of those wins.

 

[ThatsSoSlavin]

Kane is a generational talent, Toews is not

 

[banks]

I don't know how you could vote for Toews, and I'm a huge fan of his. The career numbers, accomplishments, consistency, and health of Kane are unquestionably better.

Leadership and international play don't close the gap. You can maybe say it's close. But it's still Kane.

 

[WeberStreit]

Kane ainec.

 

[Unspecified]

$.20 it has to be Kane

 

[explore]

Kane AINEC, but both will end up in the hall of fame

 

[Breakfast of Champs]

Kane is a generational talent, Toews is not

Yup, along with Crosby, Ovi, Malkin, McDavid, Draisaitl, Kucherov, Hedman , etc.

Its insane how we have like 7 generational players in the league at one time

 

[The Tourist]

Kane is an elite player. Toews is a good player. Not even close.

 

[AvroArrow]

Kane easily.

 

[Crow]

I’d say they were fairly equal during the cup years but it’s Kane because of everything after that.

 

[hamzarocks]

Kane pretty easily at every level of the sport.

Juniors (pre NHL with Toews being in the NCAA while Kane being in OHL), International play (Olympics, World Jrs, World Cup, World Championship), Regular Season, Playoffs, foreign league maybe too (Kane had 23 in 20 in 2013 lockout in the Swiss League, doubt Toews is as productive).

Kane is above Toews for peak, prime, clutchness, career, and whatever else

 

[CallMeShaft]

Cup years? Toews, but not by much.

Since then, Kane by a healthy margin.

So overall, it's gotta be Kane. I do wonder how much of Toews' drop the last 5 or so years had to do with what's currently keeping him out.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Kane is a generational talent, Toews is not

Neither are

 

[CupInSIX]

Kane for the clutch playoff goals alone. Then you factor the point differential the past 5 years and there's no way you can make an argument for Toews.

 

[authentic]

I’d say they were fairly equal during the cup years but it’s Kane because of everything after that.

During their cup years Toews was definitely the better overall player. They were fairly equal offensively while Toews was elite defensively and if anything Kane was below average there. Each of them were extremely clutch though.

 

[Michael HOMERUNing]

Kane is a generational talent, Toews is not

Kane is an elite talent. So was Toews at his peak