How about this Crosby comparasin

[hockeyGod]

I was just thinking, does Sid remind anyone of Martain St. Louis. They are both extremly quick, shifty and extremly fast. Great goal scorers and playmakers, I know St. Louis kind of just found his game, but I think with the new rule changes he will be leathal. Just a quick thought.

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[HuskyFlames]

I was just thinking, does Sid remind anyone of Martain St. Louis. They are both extremly quick, shifty and extremly fast. Great goal scorers and playmakers, I know St. Louis kind of just found his game, but I think with the new rule changes he will be leathal. Just a quick thought.

Nope. Crosby game is so much more. I mean hes bigger, more aggressive IMO, and his offensive skills are way better and St. Louis has good skills..so that says alot about Crosby.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Crosby has better lateral movement and is MUCH stronger on his skates, like in corners. That is why Crosby is so good. has the speed and agility of a St. Louis or Kariya, has great stickhanding (better than St. Louis), has great vision (also better than St. Louis), and is strong on the puck like Forsberg and Jagr.

 

[hockeyfan125]

Forsberg is a good one, I saw one the other day on here, from an older player (70's or 80's) dont remember who, but it was bang on.

 

[Le Golie]

If you take the best qualities of St Louis (speed, agility and drive) and the best abilities of Forsberg (strength, grit, work ethic) and put them together, throw in elite offensive skills - then you get Crosby.

 

[Strong Island]

Forsberg is a good one, I saw one the other day on here, from an older player (70's or 80's) dont remember who, but it was bang on.

Was it Hawerchuk?

 

[gbl1p]

I was just thinking, does Sid remind anyone of Martain St. Louis. They are both extremly quick, shifty and extremly fast. Great goal scorers and playmakers, I know St. Louis kind of just found his game, but I think with the new rule changes he will be leathal. Just a quick thought.

Nope - He's got the skillset and plus of a St-Louis, but his game relies much more on 1-on-1 powermatch which St-Louis isn't pretending to get involved with.

 

[Cole Caulifield]

Forsberg is a good one, I saw one the other day on here, from an older player (70's or 80's) dont remember who, but it was bang on.

He's been compared to Marcel Dionne and Lafontaine. I don't know enough about Dionne to say if it's accurate, and I disagree about Lafontaine.

Forsberg is a good comparison.

 

[Legionnaire]

Was it Hawerchuk?

I don't know if it's his, but that's still the best one I've heard.

 

[hockeyfan125]

I don't know if it's his, but that's still the best one I've heard.

bingo
Hawerchuck was the comparison

 

[pei fan]

bingo
Hawerchuck was the comparison

Are you guys serious?

 

[Cole Caulifield]

Are you guys serious?

Having watched a lot of Crosby and a bit of Hawerchuk in the early 90ies I'll say it doesn't compute for me either ...

 

[Hawker14]

if crosby turns out to be as good as hawerchuk than whoever drafts him will have one heck of a player.

 

[Eldrick]

if crosby turns out to be as good as hawerchuk than whoever drafts him will have one heck of a player.

Brings up an interesting question. Crosby is one of the greatest hockey prospects of all-time, and big things are expected/predicted for him. So what I'm wondering is if Crosby turns out to have a similar career to a guy like Dale Hawerchuk, would it be disappointing?

This would mean a Hall-of Fame career, a half dozen seasons in the top twenty in scoring, but never leading the league in points or winning a Stanley Cup and no major trophies save for the Calder.

Darn good career, but would that be enough for what what people are expecting of him?

 

[Leaf Lander]

rule changes ?

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[mytor4*]

crosby = forsberg -not a chance they play a complete different game. crosby is no where as strong as forsberg.

 

[mercury]

crosby = forsberg -not a chance they play a complete different game. crosby is no where as strong as forsberg.

Aren't some of Crosby's best attributes stength on the puck and physicality?

 

[SpezNc2]

if crosby turns out to be as good as hawerchuk than whoever drafts him will have one heck of a player.

It's why every teams have been dreaming about crosby since his days with the darmouth subways ...

 

[Le Golie]

Aren't some of Crosby's best attributes stength on the puck and physicality?

Yes. Mytor is out to lunch. Nobody can take Crosby off the puck.

 

[faucette78]

To me, I think Crosby looks a lot like an agressive Joe Sakic - like Joe plays in the big games and the playoffs. Crosby is consitently more physical then Sakic, game in and game out, but skating, passing and shooting are very similar.

 

[pei fan]

Brings up an interesting question. Crosby is one of the greatest hockey prospects of all-time, and big things are expected/predicted for him. So what I'm wondering is if Crosby turns out to have a similar career to a guy like Dale Hawerchuk, would it be disappointing?

This would mean a Hall-of Fame career, a half dozen seasons in the top twenty in scoring, but never leading the league in points or winning a Stanley Cup and no major trophies save for the Calder.

Darn good career, but would that be enough for what what people are expecting of him?

It would be a dissapointment,but my comment on Hawerchuk was not based on
career but how they play the game and comparable skills.

 

[espo*]

Yes. Mytor is out to lunch. Nobody can take Crosby off the puck.

I've seen guys take him off the puck.Does'nt happen often but i've seen it done.His first year at the world juniors i saw it happen several times.But you're right..............................it's f'in tough job to pull off.

 

[mydnyte]

To me, I think Crosby looks a lot like an agressive Joe Sakic - like Joe plays in the big games and the playoffs. Crosby is consitently more physical then Sakic, game in and game out, but skating, passing and shooting are very similar.

Crosby didnt do squat in the only game that mattered at the Memorial Cup.

 

[mydnyte]

Having watched a lot of Crosby and a bit of Hawerchuk in the early 90ies I'll say it doesn't compute for me either ...

Having watched alot of Hawerchuck and little of Crosby, I should say if he can be as good as Hawerchuck was, that would be darn fine.
When I think of Crosby I picture a stronger version of Mike Modano ...which is also darn fine.

 

[Diaboli]

Yes. Mytor is out to lunch. Nobody can take Crosby off the puck.

Guess we'll just have to see what Pronger and Chara have to say about that