TheAngryHank
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True, MacKinnon is knocking on that door. But those guys are definitely the top 3 right now.I think we can all agree that the three players on the highest tier of hockey today are a variation of Mcdavid, Malkin, and Crosby. Nobody else is on their level. (although Mackinnon is getting closer)
I wonder why he never had the balls to be 1C on any other team.
Guess some guys arent ambitious, which is regrettable!
Or some guys realize the great situation they're in and don't care if they're "the go to guy" his abilities and ridiculous numbers speak for themselves. If I'm a hockey player would I rather be far and away the best player on my team and win a cup if I'm lucky? Or would I rather play on a team with a guy as good as me and win multiple cups? I bet if you asked that question to any player in the NHL they would choose the Geno route.I wonder why he never had the balls to be 1C on any other team.
Guess some guys arent ambitious, which is regrettable!
Or some guys realize the great situation they're in and don't care if they're "the go to guy" his abilities and ridiculous numbers speak for themselves. If I'm a hockey player would I rather be far and away the best player on my team and win a cup if I'm lucky? Or would I rather play on a team with a guy as good as me and win multiple cups? I bet if you asked that question to any player in the NHL they would choose the Geno route.
That's where your argument is flawed though.. What doesn't Malkin have? He already has won everything and in dominating fashion. The Stanley cup is the ultimate prize you know.. Hockey is a team sport. This isn't basketball.Hey some guys have an ego and it drives them into the absolute peak of their abilities!
Luckily some guys are like that out there. Just not Geno it seems
That's where your argument is flawed though.. What doesn't Malkin have? He already has won everything and in dominating fashion. The Stanley cup is the ultimate prize you know.. Hockey is a team sport. This isn't basketball.
My argument isnt flawed at all. You simply dont get it which is ok.
Heres the thing that he doesnt have and never will: he will never know what his true potential was and whether there was a chance he would be remembered as the best of his generation and not the 2nd/3rd best. And that was only possible with better wingers on a team where he would be their 1C.
Yes he won a lot but in reality its mostly sloppy seconds.
Malkin plays with some of the best players in the world on the deepest team in the entire league. Man yeah I'm sure he'll always be perplexed as to why he didn't have a slightly better player on his line. It's going to haunt him. He reached his potential. He and Crosby are equally the biggest parts of the most successful team of the salary cap era. Sloppy seconds.. That's ridiculous. I bet Malkin is so upset that he didn't get those extra 5 points a season and only got to win every award there is to win.My argument isnt flawed at all. You simply dont get it which is ok.
Heres the thing that he doesnt have and never will: he will never know what his true potential was and whether there was a chance he would be remembered as the best of his generation and not the 2nd/3rd best. And that was only possible with better wingers on a team where he would be their 1C.
Yes he won a lot but in reality its mostly sloppy seconds.
My argument isnt flawed at all. You simply dont get it which is ok.
Heres the thing that he doesnt have and never will: he will never know what his true potential was and whether there was a chance he would be remembered as the best of his generation and not the 2nd/3rd best. And that was only possible with better wingers on a team where he would be their 1C.
Yes he won a lot but in reality its mostly sloppy seconds.
It surprises me that so many men dont get what I mean. Its fine I guess
Here's what you miss, while McDavid is focused on trying to light up Crosby (and it's what, 9pts vs 3pts? omg, brutalizing!), what are the numbers of Malkin and Kessel in that same amount of time?
Oh and have the Pens lost to the Oilers in the McDavid era?
It's a team sport, if you are going to focus your skills on one guy, you better hope the other talent is focused on scoring.
In a thread about Malkin.He was specifically comparing individual players.
Actually an athelete has several years longer prime than an average human male. As athletes with their training, they are actually still in their prime at their ages and can continue to be well into their mid 30s.
I consider them the same level. Crosby is a bit more well rounded, but Malkin is better offensively at this point.