leafsfuture
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- Mar 30, 2008
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Compared to more recent NHL centers, who do you pick between...
Mats Sundin or Evgeni Malkin - obviously Malkin. Shouldnt need to say much
Mats Sundin or Niklas Backstrom - Should be Mats. Backstrom is statistically similar but on higher scoring teams. Mats had less support.
Mats Sundin or Jonathan Toews - Bias here will say Mats. Mats is better internationally as crazy as it may sound, and I think he was more of a game breaker than Toews.
Mats Sundin or Joe Thornthon - tossup. Thornton has a Hart and an Art Ross, but Mats was MUCH better internationally.
Mats Sundin or Henrik Sedin - Mats. Despite Henrik winning a Art Ross, Mats ended up with 300 more points in a similar number of games played.
Mats Sundin or Eric Staal - Easily Mats. More consistent, more points in a tighter era
Mats Sundin or Anze Kopitar - ill actually go Kopitar. Better two-way forward, and is actually a lot better internationally than people realize. This is again close though.
So really only Malkin is easily ahead of Mats. Everyone else IMO is similar or slightly worse.
Mats consistency into his 30s is what really stands out - Staal, Backstrom and Kopitar have all had offensive lulls that Mats NEVER had