CallMeShaft
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- Apr 14, 2014
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Ah yes, the Toews vs Malkin thread....
How Toews compares to Malkin depends on how you feel about things like puck protection and defensive zone starts. If you think offense is harder to come by, you go Malkin. If you are one that is okay with sacrificing a little offense in order to shutdown opposing teams' top lines, you probably go with Toews.
Personally, I'm a bigger fan of Toews and other Selke type guys. I know that Crosby, McDavid, and Mackinnon are better than guys like Bergeron, Point, and Barkov, but I always have a slight preference for the Selke contenders myself. Toews vs Kopitar was a thing of beauty in 2013 & 2014. Dach looks like he could eventually become that type of player too, and I'm so happy we have him.
EDIT: 10,000 posts!?!
Someone bake my ass a celebratory cake already!
How Toews compares to Malkin depends on how you feel about things like puck protection and defensive zone starts. If you think offense is harder to come by, you go Malkin. If you are one that is okay with sacrificing a little offense in order to shutdown opposing teams' top lines, you probably go with Toews.
Personally, I'm a bigger fan of Toews and other Selke type guys. I know that Crosby, McDavid, and Mackinnon are better than guys like Bergeron, Point, and Barkov, but I always have a slight preference for the Selke contenders myself. Toews vs Kopitar was a thing of beauty in 2013 & 2014. Dach looks like he could eventually become that type of player too, and I'm so happy we have him.
EDIT: 10,000 posts!?!
Someone bake my ass a celebratory cake already!
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