Thread starter isn't a Lightning fan, FYI.Here's a question: how many people buy a ticket just to see Kucherov play hockey? How many come to see McDavid?
Not a knock on Kucherov, just saying. Marketability matters and McDavid is simply more exciting to watch (not to mention the fact that his PPG average is 4th best all time). Kucherov benefits from playing on a stacked team which is so good that I bet they could win the Cup this year without him. Kuch is a top 10 player in the league right now, but not sure where this obsession of trying to make him #1 comes from. Can't Tampa fans just be happy with the embarrassment of riches they have rather than try to force everyone else to acknowledge Kuch's greatness?
Thread starter isn't a Lightning fan, FYI.
Depends on if they all fit together. You can’t fix stupidLol according to Oiler fans, Drasatil is the 2nd best player in the league and Nurse a Norris level defender. That isn't enough help for a generational player?
No. You think you can make a great team with only 3 players?Lol according to Oiler fans, Drasatil is the 2nd best player in the league and Nurse a Norris level defender. That isn't enough help for a generational player?
Can you please keep going down the Oil roster and tell me who else we have that will make us a cup contender? (hint: it's a very short list right now)Lol according to Oiler fans, Drasatil is the 2nd best player in the league and Nurse a Norris level defender. That isn't enough help for a generational player?
McdAvid has an absolute horrible team built around him.
other than Draisatl and Nurse they have Mike the 40 year old virgin Smith and Yamamoto ( yakupov clone )
they are not a well built team and one player does not make a team..
best at regular season no doubt. Best regular season player in the world of hockeyMcDavid really is the best player
Hockey in the playoffs is much harder and you cant do same stuff relying on only own skills and have similar performing. It is about your skills to make complicated game based on you IQ, ability to improve teammates, vision, creativity, mindset. If you best in the world - Playoffs is right place to show us what kind of player you are. Kucherov got it perfectly - he didnt trying to make solo efforts - he made all about to win a game using deceiving, creativity, unexpected plays, and his IQ gives him edge over McDavid when more harder game in playoffs limited McDavids abilitiesNo. I think it's just a case of people overrating the regular season and dismissing the playoffs. Because its only a team game in the playoffs... or something. The small sample size argument that apologists of certain players use is amusing to me as sample size is, in fact, an endogenous variable.
McdAvid has an absolute horrible team built around him.
other than Draisatl and Nurse they have Mike the 40 year old virgin Smith and Yamamoto ( yakupov clone )
they are not a well built team and one player does not make a team..
I don’t watch oilers hockey. But I do understand hockey and recognize specific talents.You don't watch the Oilers or you don't understand hockey. Pick one
I don’t watch oilers hockey. But I do understand hockey and recognize specific talents.
I was being sarcastic with the Yakupov comment and the Smith comment though