Prime Pietrangelo vs Prime Point

[Jamaican Patty]

Who do you take?

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[Speyer]

Very weird Poll. Whats the connection? I'd take Point though.

 

[banks]

Rare to see a forward vs defender in a poll without some sort of explanation. Why pit them against each other?

Were they UFA at the same time? Taken in the same draft? Go head to head in a Cup final? Teammates back in jr? Start a crypto currency together? Both names start with a P?

That must be it!

 

[TheSilverSkeeter]

Strange poll. Both players have proven to be major contributors to their teams' successes, and you can't really go wrong with either pick.

That said, I'd choose Pietrangelo pretty comfortably. As much as I like Point, I can't not take the guy who fills the more important role and has proven his versatility by leading two different Cup teams in ice time.

 

[tfwnogf]

I'll take the guy who scored 14 goals in back to back cup wins, thanks.

 

[OKR]

When comparing players who play different positions i’ll always simply take the better player. So Point it is.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

I’ll take the 50 goal scoring playoff animal centre

 

[Perfect_Drug]

My Oilers need a prime Pies over a Prime point.

So I took Pies.


We already have a couple of 50 goal scoring centers. We need defense.

 

[hamzarocks]

Pietrangelo

Best player on the Blues for their Cup

Point was 3rd best after Kuch and Hedman/Vas in the two cups

They also had a finals run where he barely played 5 pts in 9 games

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Pietrangelo

Best player on the Blues for their Cup

Point was 3rd best after Kuch and Hedman/Vas in the two cups

They also had a finals run where he barely played 5 pts in 9 games

LOL Oilers and Leafs fan valuing the elite Dman.

*High Five*

 

[Skolman]

Pietrangelo

Best player on the Blues for their Cup

Point was 3rd best after Kuch and Hedman/Vas in the two cups

They also had a finals run where he barely played 5 pts in 9 games

This

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Do I get Kucherov too?

If I have to choose, I'll take the d-man.

 

[hamzarocks]

LOL Oilers and Leafs fan valuing the elite Dman.

*High Five*

I don't get whats funny about that?

Pietrangelo was a top 10 d-men for like 5-6 years in his prime

Point is elite but he relies more on another elite player than Pietrangelo did

Point is a elite 1C, just Pietrangelo would instantly have fixed the leafs d-core (letting rielly be an elite 2) and edmontons as well (Ekholm as 2)

 

[FrankSidebottom]

Prime Pietrangelo was a top 5 D, Point’s barely a top 10 C.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I'd take the Prime Rib over Prime Pie and Prime Point.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Point is one of the most overrated players in this site. In a few years it'll be Forsberg level.

Prime Pietrangelo was a top 5 D, Point’s barely a top 10 C.

Agreed. I don't understand the poll results. And top 10 is generous to Point, he plays with Kucherov and only has 2 ppg seasons

 

[Breakers]

Pietrangelo didnt receive a single 1st place for the conn smythe in that playoff run
he didnt even finish 2nd, that was his goaltender

enough with this "best player on the blues"

 

[Perfect_Drug]

I don't get whats funny about that?

Pietrangelo was a top 10 d-men for like 5-6 years in his prime

Point is elite but he relies more on another elite player than Pietrangelo did

Point is a elite 1C, just Pietrangelo would instantly have fixed the leafs d-core (letting rielly be an elite 2) and edmontons as well (Ekholm as 2)

We're fans of teams that are offensive juggernauts but lack an elite defender. We have a shared appreciation for what we lack.

 

[jetsforever]

AP

 

[hamzarocks]

Pietrangelo didnt receive a single 1st place for the conn smythe in that playoff run
he didnt even finish 2nd, that was his goaltender

enough with this "best player on the blues"

It made no sense how he didnt win the Smythe

19 pts along with amazing defense

Binnington had like .913 that playoffs, he wasn't anything special.

 

[Thallis]

Pietrangelo didnt receive a single 1st place for the conn smythe in that playoff run
he didnt even finish 2nd, that was his goaltender

enough with this "best player on the blues"

The Conn Smythe is voted on by writers.

 

[Breakers]

The Conn Smythe is voted on by writers.

And?
If this notion of he was the “best player” on that cup run you’d think he would gotten at least a single vote.

Even the fan vote before it was awarded was overwhelmingly O’Reilly

 

[Cup or Bust]

I will take Pietrangelo. It is way harder to find a franchise d-man of that level.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

It made no sense how he didnt win the Smythe

19 pts along with amazing defense

Binnington had like .913 that playoffs, he wasn't anything special.

Pietrangelo and Parayko were my clear top 2. I don't know why the journalists who voted hated Tom Hortons so much.

And?
If this notion of he was the “best player” on that cup run you’d think he would gotten at least a single vote.

Even the fan vote before it was awarded was overwhelmingly O’Reilly

O'Reilly put up points in the finals was why. Recency bias, he wasn't talked about after the WCF.

 

[Regal]

Prime Pietrangelo was a top 5 D, Point’s barely a top 10 C.

Eh, I think Pietrangelo was more top 10 than top 5 most of the time. Center is a deeper position too. I’d say they’re fairly comparable for what they are, though Pie has a fuller prime at that level.