Pronger + Smyth vs Ovechkin + Byfuglien

[Skolman]

Which duo would you rather have in their prime?

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[Brucelenok]

Ovy - Big Buff and not really close either

 

[Steven Toast]

We got one year of prime/near prime Smyth and Pronger with fantastic results. That said prime Ovi and Buff is better.

 

[Gurglesons]

Difference between prime Ovie and Smythe and prime Pronger and Buff is not comparable.

Ovie - Buff.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

Ovie and Buff AINEC

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

OV + Buff and not even a little bit close

 

[Pucklington]

I would say Ovie and Buff, but despite what people say it is close.

Prime Pronger was much better than people clearly remember, and prime Smyth was still a 30g/70pt point player.

 

[jetsforever]

Ovi+Buff would be awesome!

 

[The Abusement Park]

As in Ryan Smyth?

 

[2Pair]

You can take Byfuglien out of the equation and it's still Ovechkin

 

[biturbo19]

The two RH shooters are the far more "play driving" type guys imo. So them, pretty comfortably.

Smyth was fantastic at what he did, but never really struck me as a pure "play driver". Same for Pronger, who was a dominant physical defenceman at both ends of the ice...but i still don't really remember him as a big transition beast. He was more of a threat at either end of the ice than in the middle of it.

Where Ovechkin has shown he's got an ability to generate a lot of his own offense, if he has to...and just supplement it with PP tee offs. And Byfuglien at his absolute peak however brief, was a real wildcard. He could play a physical role, a rover role, a transition role, or just be a generally gigantic human being role.

 

[Regal]

The two RH shooters are the far more "play driving" type guys imo. So them, pretty comfortably.

Smyth was fantastic at what he did, but never really struck me as a pure "play driver". Same for Pronger, who was a dominant physical defenceman at both ends of the ice...but i still don't really remember him as a big transition beast. He was more of a threat at either end of the ice than in the middle of it.

Where Ovechkin has shown he's got an ability to generate a lot of his own offense, if he has to...and just supplement it with PP tee offs. And Byfuglien at his absolute peak however brief, was a real wildcard. He could play a physical role, a rover role, a transition role, or just be a generally gigantic human being role.

Not as a puck carrier, but Pronger's first pass out of the zone was as good as anyone.

 

[biturbo19]

Not as a puck carrier, but Pronger's first pass out of the zone was as good as anyone.

I think the question is maybe about how the "first pass" has evolved. You're right though. Pronger made a career of taking pucks away from people, and quickly making that pass so somebody else could start moving the play in the right direction.

 

[Skolman]

As in Ryan Smyth?

No, the other Smyth

 

[SotasicA]

No, the other Smyth

I loved Greg Smyth. The Big Bird!

A short but memorable stint in Chicago.

I'll take the duo of him and Sean Pronger. Two good guys.

 

[MessierII]

Do you want stats or cups?

 

[Gains]

Ovechkin > Pronger > Byfuglien > Smyth

 

[um]

Do you want stats or cups?

agreed. I’ll take the pairing with the cups.

 

[Sweetpotato]

Smytty is a god in Edmonton, but it'd need to be a different player in order to offset ov vs other forward. Like Doug Weight+Pronger or something.

 

[ESH]

Do you want stats or cups?

So you’d take Ovechkin and Byfuglien then?

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

I can't believe 11 people mis-clicked the vote box.

 

[EXTRAS]

I liked Smyth but he doesn't belong with the other 3 imo. I'd take ovi and buff, and I reaaallllyyy like pronger.

 

[HyPnOtiK]

Smyth is the obvious weak link here but prime Pronger to me is more valuable than prime ovy.

 

[Hunter368]

Lopsided result, OV & Buff take it.