Looking at this from a career perspective, which player would you rank higher as of today?
Martin St. Louis
Patrik Elias
Martin St. Louis
Patrik Elias
St. Louis.
Being the best player in the NHL once beats being in the top 25 several times.
Elias was never the best player in the league, but he was top 5 one year and probably top 10 a few more years. He also has a massive playoff edge of St. Louis (granted, it's largely due to having more opportunities than anything, ut still, he made the most of those opportunities).
That said, St. Louis was the better player.
I read somewhere Elias has the most playoff points this decade. Granted someone may have passed him by this point but it shows Elias was a big part of teams that went deep.
St. Luis is more skilled and talented.
Elias has the great endurance and he is "money"..
Close.
Take out Marty´s huge Hart season and it is easy win for Elias.
Take out Patrik´s best season and that would not hurt him so much...