Going into this years playoffs, who would you rather take in their Prime? OV vs Datsyuk

[authentic]

Defense is a team activity. It's pretty difficult to argue that Datsyuk individually prevented 15 more goals than OV.

So is offense though. I get what you are saying but I find it hard to believe the Selke winning forward didn't prevent 15 more goals over 82 games than all offense Ovechkin did.

 

[eviohh26]

Captain Pavel Datsyuk of team Russia. Captain Ovi? Bleh.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Except for his peers. The ones that actually count and know a thing. And yes there were ppl saying it.

Datsyuk never won a Pearson or a lindsay. Has he ever even been nominated? Ovechkin won three consecutive and has 6 nominations.

Aren't these the people you are saying "actually count" and "know a thing?" How could they have possibly voted for Ovechkin over Datsyuk every single time during Datsyuk's best years?

Your logic is broken.

 

[eviohh26]

Datsyuk was the best! Too bad the media or the players didn't see it that way.. Where's his hart? Lindsay? Why doesn't he have even 2 nominations? Oh right, because he was never close to being the best.

 

[TopShelfYzerman]

Datsyuk never won a Pearson or a lindsay. Has he ever even been nominated? Ovechkin won three consecutive and has 6 nominations.

Aren't these the people you are saying "actually count" and "know a thing?" How could they have possibly voted for Ovechkin over Datsyuk every single time during Datsyuk's best years?

Your logic is broken.

Did you fail to realize there are more hockey players than the ones on the NHLPA? Newsflash there is. And a poll conducted of hundreds of players suggested the majority of players thought datsyuk was the best that year. Let me dig up the poll.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Did you fail to realize there are more hockey players than the ones on the NHLPA?

If they weren't in the NHL then they weren't Datsyuk's peers.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Ovechkin. I find Datsyuk overrated. Datsyuk was a great player but Ovechkin was the best player in the world for a bit.

 

[GreytWun]

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

This is tough. Either,

Crosby
Malkin
Datsyuk
Brassard

Or, always having one of Crosby, Malkin, Kessel, or Ovechkin on the ice for literally every shift of a game.

 

[bathdog]

I think Ovechkin individually peaked a bit higher (but closer than most make it out to be), but Datsyuk is more the "type" of player I'd build a playoff team around around. I think it's down to team needs for me, and since no such criteria is given I'd take Datsyuk. I feel like he'd do better, team success wise, on a team lacking offensive upside, than Ovechkin would do on a team without a solid defensive core.

 

[acor]

Ovechkin was clearly better player, so its him, easily... And I don't like this guy, lol...
Actually I don't understand people voting for Datsyuk... This should be lopsided poll...

 

[Saku11]

Actually I don't understand people voting for Datsyuk... ...

They try so hard to be cool and different. I bet its the same people who like some crap 60`s jazz music because it didnt make the charts it has to be good. Its a hipster mentality,

 

[Khomutov]

They try so hard to be cool and different. I bet its the same people who like some crap 60`s jazz music because it didnt make the charts it has to be good. Its a hipster mentality,

Ridiculous. Datsyuk at his peak was an around 90 point guy with Selke defence. Also showed great skill, beside his efficiency. Maybe Ovechkin was better, but it was close.

 

[Jray42]

Datsyuk.

If I already had a guy like Bergeron on my team, then probably Ovechkin in that case but otherwise give me Dats.