Tavares or Hedman in hindsight?

[OppositeLocK]

Who turned out to be the better pick?

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[ReginKarlssonLehner]

This wont be a competition.

 

[AvroArrow]

I don't think JT will get a single vote.

 

[CraigsList]

Opinion hasn’t changed, Hedman

 

[Krewe]

Since 2015 hedman has hit a level Tavares will never reach

 

[Habano]

Hedman very easily

 

[Mitch Matthews]

Hedman running away

 

[Koivu11]

Hedman has been the best player in the league at his position.

I don’t think you can say the same for Tavares.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

Pre 2016 you could make an arguement for either as both has no awards with Tavares only having been a finalist twice in hart as the biggest accomplishment between either of them. After that tho, hedman reached a new level. Top 3+ finish in Norris since, conn smythe. It’s hedman IMO

 

[JoVel]

At one point it was Tavares, but some years ago Hedman took the lead and the gap keeps getting bigger as each day goes by.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Hedman, easily. And it's not because he's played on a higher exposure team. You take a Norris winning defenseman over the #5-10 center any day of the week.

 

[Boreal01]

Tavares up until 2016

Since then it's been Hedman and the gap keeps expanding every year

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

Has Tavares shown to be a top 3 at his position for the last 6-7 years? He has maybe 1 or 2 seasons where he rivals Hedman's best seasons but really even before the points were coming, Hedman was a stand out d.

I'm not a Hedman fan, either. I just think a Norris winning defenseman takes you farther than a scoring centre. I'm not really sure where I'd even put John in a list of his own position since he entered. His best season IMO was the Olympic year that he got injured and didn't get to show out the whole year.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Tavaras was hyped up since he was like 13. Got exemption in the OHL. Results are kind of dissapointing in relation to expectations.

Certainly not a bust. Worthy of a top pick. But yeah...

 

[Sky04]

Tavares had the better start but Hedman is going to be so much better for so much longer. Especially considering Tavares price vs performance now a days.

 

[leafsfan5]

First half of their careers Tavares had a clear edge, multiple hart finalists and one point off the art ross

Second half of their careers Hedman has a huge edge, best d-man in the world, one norris (like 5 nominations), a conn smythe

Hedman has a bigger edge in the second half than Tavares in the 1st and it's only going to get larger. He's the clear choice

 

[spiny norman]

Lopsided result.