Better Defenceman: Igor Kravchuk vs Dmitri Mironov

[TheGoldenJet]

Two Russians who each served as #1D defenceman in the NHL for a couple seasons.

Kravchuk’s top season came in 1993-94 where he put up 50 points in 81 games for a very weak Oilers club. He was 22nd overall in scoring among all defenceman and 23rd in Pts/game.

Mironov’s top season came in 1996-97 when he put up 52 points in 77 games. He was 6th overall in scoring among all defencmen and 6th in Pts/game.

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[Wings4Life]

Kravchuk was underrated but Mironov was the better player at both ends. Was tremendous in his ealry 30's for the Ducks, too bad he was stuck behind Zubov in Pittsburgh because he could have done well just about anywhere.