Legion of doom vs the Mcdrais?

[avsfan9]

Any era, any time, any place.... head to head-who comes out on top? Mcdavid and Drai are pretty much in their prime right now and whoever else they play on their wing when they load up on offense, who’s the more dominant line? Who do you think would win in a playoff series head to head?

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[dukeofjive]

The legion of doom was something to see, wow was it a dominating line thats for sure. Mcdavid and drai have more talent but lindros, leclair and renberg where beast on the ice.

My big bro is a huge flyers fan, he bragged about that line and mtl trading leclair, man good memories.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Where's the Legion of Zoom option?

 

[ThatsSoSlavin]

If we’re playing in today’s nhl then mcdrai, they’d be taking a million penalties and probably wouldn’t be able to keep up

On the flip side if we were playing in the old NHL they’d both be knocked out with an elbow by the second period

 

[nowhereman]

If we’re playing in today’s nhl then mcdrai, they’d be taking a million penalties and probably wouldn’t be able to keep up

On the flip side if we were playing in the old NHL they’d both be knocked out with an elbow by the second period

I always get a good chuckle out of these posts. How did players like Gretzky, Yzerman, Sakic, Recchi, Roenick, Selanne, Oates, and Robitaille survive the dreaded 90s, while poor 6ft 3, 210lbs Draisaitl would barely make it through a period?

 

[North Cole]

Probably the Legion. I mean there's three of them and only two McDrais...

 

[The Nuge]

If we’re playing in today’s nhl then mcdrai, they’d be taking a million penalties and probably wouldn’t be able to keep up

On the flip side if we were playing in the old NHL they’d both be knocked out with an elbow by the second period

What a brutal take. McDrai would be fine in any era, but even if we pretend like guys were getting McSorley’d every game, Drai would hold his own

 

[McVespa99]

If we’re playing in today’s nhl then mcdrai, they’d be taking a million penalties and probably wouldn’t be able to keep up

On the flip side if we were playing in the old NHL they’d both be knocked out with an elbow by the second period

Isnt that pretty much what happened to Lindros?

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

If we say McDavid and Lindros are a wash (McDavid is better but let's say it's a wash), Drai is by far the next best player. Don't really care about the 3rd guy. 2 MVPs > 1 MVP.

 

[Mez]

If we’re playing in today’s nhl then mcdrai, they’d be taking a million penalties and probably wouldn’t be able to keep up

On the flip side if we were playing in the old NHL they’d both be knocked out with an elbow by the second period

Ah yes back when players were killed or taken off in stretchers every game by the second period....those were the days...

 

[shaner82]

If we say McDavid and Lindros are a wash (McDavid is better but let's say it's a wash), Drai is by far the next best player. Don't really care about the 3rd guy. 2 MVPs > 1 MVP.

Lindros had a higher peak. There was talk of him being the best player of all time. He was never going to be the top scoring guy of all time obviously, but if you combine every aspect of his game, when he was at his peak, many felt he could one day be considered the greatest player of all time. Obviously he couldn't sustain that, but I would think if we're going to talk about which line we want, you have to take the players at their peak. It's not like we're comparing careers.

 

[Unspecified]

LOD without a doubt.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Draisaitl and Leclair are about the same size.
Yes in old highlights, it looks like Leclair towers over everyone, and ragdolls the puny opposition, but yeah, Leclair and Drai are the same size.

But Draisaitl is a universe better at actual hockey.



McDrai > Leclair/Lindros.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Isnt that pretty much what happened to Lindros?

McDavid doesn't skate with his head down. You never see him ever looking at the puck like Lindros always did.

 

[Regal]

I would take McDavid and Draisaitl on my team over Lindros, LeClair and Renberg, but I think LOD was better as a line 5v5 than McDrai has ever been. McDavid and Draisaitl have great chemistry offensively but give up a lot the other way when together, while the LOD dominated GF% to a greater degree (though they were only really a unit of 3 stars in the lockout shortened '94-95 season and the start of the following year before Renberg was hurt and never the same). McDavid and Draisaitl are better utilized on separate lines at ES and then dominating the PP together imo.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Lindros had a higher peak. There was talk of him being the best player of all time. He was never going to be the top scoring guy of all time obviously, but if you combine every aspect of his game, when he was at his peak, many felt he could one day be considered the greatest player of all time. Obviously he couldn't sustain that, but I would think if we're going to talk about which line we want, you have to take the players at their peak. It's not like we're comparing careers.

No he didn't.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

McDavid and Draisaitl are the best players of them all, easy choice IMO

 

[shaner82]

No he didn't.

If you take into account his fighting and hitting, I think he did. Other players on the ice feared him the same way they did Scott Stevens, except Lindros could also score with the best of them.

He was the ultimate weapon

 

[Joseppi]

McDavid and Draisaitl are the best players of them all, easy choice IMO

That's a hot take. Leon is my favourite player, but even I can't say he's better than prime Lindros.

That said, I'd still take McDrai over the LOD, even with a plug for the 2nd winger.

 

[authentic]

If we’re playing in today’s nhl then mcdrai, they’d be taking a million penalties and probably wouldn’t be able to keep up

On the flip side if we were playing in the old NHL they’d both be knocked out with an elbow by the second period

Lindros took tons of penalties back then anyway, and I'm pretty sure penalty calls were higher in the dead puck era than in recent years. Makes sense since players back then were a little more careless with the "rules" lol

 

[The Abusement Park]

Lindros had a higher peak. There was talk of him being the best player of all time. He was never going to be the top scoring guy of all time obviously, but if you combine every aspect of his game, when he was at his peak, many felt he could one day be considered the greatest player of all time. Obviously he couldn't sustain that, but I would think if we're going to talk about which line we want, you have to take the players at their peak. It's not like we're comparing careers.

I'm not so sure about that.

 

[shaner82]

I'm not so sure about that.

I have no doubt a lot of people disagree with me. Recency bias may come into play for a lot of people too.

I believe his peak is second to only 66 and 99. He was so big, strong, nasty and talented. There was nothing he couldn't do.

McDavid is a special player but 88 had a far more complete game, and at his peak, could score as well as anyone not named Wayne or Mario.

He couldn't sustain it though

 

[The Abusement Park]

I have no doubt a lot of people disagree with me. Recency bias may come into play for a lot of people too.

I believe his peak is second to only 66 and 99. He was so big, strong, nasty and talented. There was nothing he couldn't do.

McDavid is a special player but 88 had a far more complete game, and at his peak, could score as well as anyone not named Wayne or Mario.

He couldn't sustain it though

Lindros did not have the 3rd highest peak in NHL history

McDavids last two seasons are more impressive than any of Lindros’ peaks.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

If you take into account his fighting and hitting, I think he did. Other players on the ice feared him the same way they did Scott Stevens, except Lindros could also score with the best of them.

He was the ultimate weapon

Why would you?

Would you take Messier over Gretzky if you take into account hitting and fighting?

 

[nowhereman]

I have no doubt a lot of people disagree with me. Recency bias may come into play for a lot of people too.

I believe his peak is second to only 66 and 99. He was so big, strong, nasty and talented. There was nothing he couldn't do.

McDavid is a special player but 88 had a far more complete game, and at his peak, could score as well as anyone not named Wayne or Mario.

He couldn't sustain it though

Lindros being "big and strong" only goes so far and, at the end of the day, the game is about more than big hits, fighting and power cuts along the blueline. Howe, Orr, OV, Crosby, Jagr, Hasek, Beliveau, Hull, Lafleur, etc. all had peaks that exceeded Lindros' peak.

As good as he was, Lindros was one of the guys whose pre-draft hype exceeded his actual on-ice impact.