Current Ovechkin vs Prime Iginla

[Brucelenok]

Saw an interesting comment in another thread about comparable players, and thought it is interesting to compare them. Obviously not talking about PRIME Ovi who was much much better. But who do you think is better? Prime Iginla or Current Ovechkin?

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[edguy]

Ovi. The Ovi we saw in the playoffs was one of the best performances we've seen. Very complete dominant player

 

[daver]

Ovi. The Ovi we saw in the playoffs was one of the best performances we've seen. Very complete dominant player

Best performance since last year.....

 

[daver]

Prime Iggy had a season that was better than anything OV has had since 2010. His 2004 playoff run was very comparable.

 

[flamesforcup]

Flames fan saying Ovi. Its one of those rare times where both players are close but its still obvious whose the better one.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Still O without much hesitation for me

 

[Varan]

Best performance since last year.....

what happened last year lol

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

OV

 

[Fataldogg]

Best performance since last year.....

Ovechkin played a vastly superior and more well rounded game than Crosby last year. None of Crosby Conn Smythe were as impressive.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Ovechkin played a vastly superior and more well rounded game than Crosby last year. None of Crosby Conn Smythe were as impressive.

The well-rounded player whose coach was afraid to play when the other team had an extra attacker at the end of the game?

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Also, prime Iginla put up a 98 point pace over 3 straight seasons with less help around him.

 

[illpucks]

Saw an interesting comment in another thread about comparable players, and thought it is interesting to compare them. Obviously not talking about PRIME Ovi who was much much better. But who do you think is better? Prime Iginla or Current Ovechkin?

Was my comment. Point is Ovi is more similar to a peak Ignila than a Brett Hull.
Peak Iginla is better than Ovi is now. Prime I dunno what you would consider prime.
Ignila is one of the best players I've ever seen. He did everything for his team. He's one of the most underrated players ever.

 

[Laineux]

Also, prime Iginla put up a 98 point pace over 3 straight seasons with less help around him.

How is it that everyone argues "pace" against Ovechkin when Ovechkin is the only god damn player who actually plays 82 games and scores his "pace" numbers.

 

[Iapyi]

Ovechkin played a vastly superior and more well rounded game than Crosby last year. None of Crosby Conn Smythe were as impressive.

Possibly one of the funniest posts ever on this board, kudos for your sense of humour. LOL

 

[Iapyi]

The well-rounded player whose coach was afraid to play when the other team had an extra attacker at the end of the game?

It outrageously hilarious how his fan boys are now trying to make him out to be a complete player. To bad they just can't admit the facts.

 

[Royal Thunder]

Give me prime Iggy here. He was in the discussion for the best player in the world at his peak and never had much help at all. Very easy to argue that Ovechkin had 2 centers just this year that were better than any center Iginla ever played with in Calgary

Prime OV>>Prime Iggy>Current OV

 

[Ainec]

canucks and caps fan saying prime iggy by a little bit

we're not talking about peak OV and this is not him at his peak

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Best performance since last year.....

What happened last year? Cause Crosby's 8 goals was definitely not a better performance than Ovechkin's 15.

 

[Silky mitts]

Iginla was the best player in the NHL and Ovy is at best the 2nd best player in the NHL. But the level of play is so much higher now, I’d go with Ovy because he’s slightly more explosive.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Current Ovi vs Prime Iginla.. Hard not to go with Iginla here, but it is crazy that Ovechkin can lead the league in scoring again, at his age, this many years after he entered the league, and its like no one is blown away.

I voted Iggy but I will say that perhaps Ovie is held to a higher standard because of his pedigree/previous success. 32 years old and after this year he's lead the league in goal scoring a total of 7 times.

 

[daver]

What happened last year? Cause Crosby's 8 goals was definitely not a better performance than Ovechkin's 15.

Rather than being outscored by his linemate, Crosby made his linemate into an elite goalscorer, he was better in the SCF than OV was againt a better defensive team, and battled through a potentially career ending concussion.

They are about the same level of performance, and two of the better performances of the era. OV's certainly was not one of the best ever which I was responding to.

 

[Spirit of 67]

Current Ovie? You mean the guy who just won the Conn Smythe and was playing the best hockey of his career?

Um.....Ovie.

 

[trentmccleary]

This isn't to answer the question above as it's worded, but these two aren't that comparable.

Iginla 20 seasons & Ovechkin 13 seasons
Worst Ovechkin GPG = 0.40 (Iginla's 9th best)
Worst Ovechkin PPG = 0.83 (just under Iginla's 9th best).
Ovechkin 0.50 GPG = 10x (Iginla = 5x)
Ovechkin 1.00 PPG = 10x (Iginla = 5x)

Some people may have a distorted view of the level of player that Iginla was. He was much closer to Hossa than Ovechkin.

 

[tony d]

Current Ovie.

 

[Royal Thunder]

Current Ovie? You mean the guy who just won the Conn Smythe and was playing the best hockey of his career?

Um.....Ovie.

Depends on your definition I guess. It's definitely the most mature and complete game he has ever played, but he was a flat out offensive nuclear weapon in his young days. Don't get me wrong he can still shoot with the best of them and is a very very dangerous offensive player, but he is not flying down the ice dangling players like it's a video game anymore. It's a different game he plays now, arguably one that leads to less personal success but more team success.