McDavid-Draisaitl vs Crosby-Malkin

[Incognito]

Prime Crosby and Malkin take this easily, but father time is undefeated. It's the Oilers duo now.

 

[CraigsList]

If only Malkin wouldn't get injured so much.

It's easily the Oilers' duo now.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Because of age and inuries Draisaitl>Malkin. Thus I'd take the Oilers duo

 

[A4T1L6]

These are your playoff caliber forward lines?

Jurco - Crosby - Kassian
Nygard - Malkin - Neal
Khaira - RNH - Russel
Granlund - Cave - Haas

Yikes Edm sucks ahahaha

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

The one with two franchise centers. Not the winger-center duo.

 

[Highmarker]

crazy to think Draisaitl actually made it to Malkin tier. That was the dream when he was drafted but I'm not sure anybody actually expected him to achieve it.

 

[6ix]

It’s Crosby and Malkin. Two CENTRES who produced elite numbers for over a decade centring their own line.

Draisaitl is an elite complimentary winger to Mdavid, but never cracked 60 points centring his own line, even when he had Hall as a winger.

 

[Muffin]

It’s Crosby and Malkin. Two CENTRES who produced elite numbers for over a decade centring their own line.

Draisaitl is an elite complimentary winger to Mdavid, but never cracked 60 points centring his own line, even when he had Hall as a winger.

Edmonton duo is better currently. We're not talking about their career, prime Crosby/Malkin is obviously better.

 

[TheGuiminator]

Right now, it's McDavid and Draisaitl AINEC.

 

[tsujimoto74]

It's not that easy. Malkin is still Malkin. He had a **** year but you know how he is - you could probably argue he's just as good as McDavid/Crosby as he can be, and even better, at times. He was lighting everything on fire the year prior.

And McDavid may have earned the distinction over Crosby in the long-run, but not sure I pick him over Crosby for a playoff run.

I'd still take Crosby/Malkin for just one year.

Malkin didn't start out great this year, and now he's out with a long-term LBI. Given those 2 things, if you told me I could steal either him or Drai to add to my team for the rest of the season, I don't even have to think about it---I'm taking Drai.

 

[ijuka]

It’s Crosby and Malkin. Two CENTRES who produced elite numbers for over a decade centring their own line.

At this point, not career.

 

[Trap Jesus]

I'd take McDavid over Crosby and Draisaitl over Malkin without hesitation.

 

[780il]

Mcdavid and Draisaitl. Not really even close.

 

[Sky04]

I'll still take the duo that can actually help their team make the playoffs more than once every decade

Yup this and win in the playoffs too.

 

[Trocity]

Voted for the Pens duo without reading the OP - Mcdavid and Draisaitl are the duo I would take currently.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

crazy to think Draisaitl actually made it to Malkin tier. That was the dream when he was drafted but I'm not sure anybody actually expected him to achieve it.

He's made it to out of prime, broken down Malkin tier, not peak Malkin tier. Or even prime healthy Malkin tier. Big difference.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

"Healthy Malkin" doesn't exist any longer. So essentially this poll is McDavid/Draisaitl vs. Crosby.

 

[Future GOAT]

Depends, there is winger Drai playing on McDavid's line, and there is 2nd line center Drai. One is not like the other.

 

[thadd]

Oilers duo just because I have this crazy idea that McDavid is going to get better at protecting himself and stay healthy longer with more experience.
That's literally the only thing.
If I didn't have to worry about Crosby or Malkin getting injured I'd still go with them because their experience weighs in very heavily.
Crosby for so many years was looked at a purely offensive force and one so powerful that he just negated the opposition's offensive and defensive efforts but over the years we've seen him mature into an elite all round player.
Kinda what Steve Yzerman did but Steve transformed much faster.

 

[nowhereman]

Gotta go with the Oilers duo, at this point. Prime vs. prime? Penguins easily, without question.