Crosby might have more secondary assists which bumps his points a couple over Ovie's but Ovechkin is clearly the better player once again.
So basically a re-run of last season.
They currently both have 10 secondary assists
Crosby might have more secondary assists which bumps his points a couple over Ovie's but Ovechkin is clearly the better player once again.
So basically a re-run of last season.
We will see what happens the next 25 games.Probably Crosby but not by much. Still not cancelling the fact that Ovechkin has had better last 1.5 seasons
Lol Crosby does kill penalities. At least watch the games....
It's still laughable to me that some people (read: fans of a team with a star goalscorer)are so myopic to think goal splits can tell the whole story about the better player. It makes me question their entire concept of how the game works.
Crosby might have more secondary assists which bumps his points a couple over Ovie's but Ovechkin is clearly the better player once again.
So basically a re-run of last season.
It's still laughable to me that some people (read: fans of a team with a star goalscorer)are so myopic to think goal splits can tell the whole story about the better player. It makes me question their entire concept of how the game works.
Why is it amazing, he's a center. They're both relatively the same age, meanwhile Ovechkin will be the oldest goal scoring champion in NHL history. Ovechkin had a better season last year and they'll be neck and neck this year.
As opposed to points telling the whole story?
Nope. Crosby has a much better overall game. The fact that Crosby can still outscore him is amazing
No. It's everything, including beyond just the statsheet. Goal differential is the biggest factor in wins and losses and play drivers and elite possession players create scoring chances for themselves and others and keep the puck away from the other team and off the scoresheet. This has been Crosby's biggest edge since Ovechkin, and he's been incredible at it this season. There's a lot of value in players who can score from anywhere, but you guys still overrate the importance of being the guy who actually finishes the play.
Crosby can be the better player according to most fans on here and that's fine but I will never understand the thinking on the boards that the guy who "actually" scores the goal is not the most important part of most goals that happens. I can see where that player wouldn't be, on great playmaking tap-ins, but most goals aren't scored that way. If everyone can do what Ovi can do and being the frowned upon goalscorer role is so easy why aren't there more 40-50 goal scorers. Ovi isn't Cheechoo with Thornton banking them in off of him. Your statement doesn't really apply to Ovi. Maybe it applies to other lesser goal scorers in the league that require the superstar center but Ovi doesn't as evidenced by his career.
Nope. But your entitled to your opinion. Crosby is a 200 foot player at this point trusted in all situations of the game. Ovechkin is a goal scoring winger
Ovechkin hasn't outpointed Crosby since 11-12, when Crosby played 22 games.
Crosby is the better player and has had a better career . Those who disagree and choose Ovechkin also probably believe Brett Hull was a better player and had a better career than Steve Yzerman .
No they haven’t. Usually it’s been a Crosby blowoutThat's a surprise to me. They've probably been close most seasons though.
The goal posts with Crosby seem to change every year. First he's saving himself for the playoffs and now he's apparently trying to win the prestigious Selke instead of the useless Art Ross and Hart.I mean id say Crosby just because he has every season for quite a while. this isn't amazing that Crosby is still outscoring him. If anything something has dropped in his game or are you going to start saying Crosby is paying extra special attention to defense now that he didn't the last 8-9 years. And yes a rocket season with almost the same amount of points is better not including playoffs.
Always? So Glendening is about to outscore Kucherov this year? I do think Crosby ends up with more points, but that's just silly.Crosby = center, Ovechkin = winger. Always take the center.
Good for him. Doesn't mean you need to lie about Crosby killing penalties. He shouldn't because it'd be a waste when shitty bottom 6ers can do it, but don't make shit up.Ovechkin has not been top 10 in scoring in 4 years.
Bucyk never led the league in goals in the regular seasonFalse Johnny Bucyk was 35 when he led most goals