We know some Oiler fans at desperate for the "anointing" so they can shift their focus to convincing us that Drasiatil is 2nd best.
It is Crosby, McDavid my steal that title next year but he may not. Time will tell. I would argue McDavid needs to separate from Malkin first, they at tied for #2 among forwards IMO.
Karlsson is the best of all time. No player even comes close. A distant second is Gretzky.
Pens fan saying McDavid offensively. Sid's the best overall player in the game.
Pens fan saying McDavid offensively. Sid's the best overall player in the game.
The player who was the answer to this question 11 years ago.
I don't think I thought Crosby was the best player in the world in 2007.But for Crosby it does?
Not targeting you but the amount of hypocrisy by some with regards to Crosby is insane. Claiming he's the best player just after his 2nd season yet not holding others with the same criteria
Malkin takes the easier match ups for this reason alone his numbers can never be as impressive.
A myth right up there with Santa Claus, Crosby plays defense and the Easter bunny.Malkin takes the easier match ups for this reason alone his numbers can never be as impressive.
McDavid. Leading scorer by a large margin, also sees the toughest matchups since the Oilers were usually a one line team. Crosby has Malkin to take some pressure off him since Malkin is a huge threat in his own right, much more so than Eberle or a RNH.
Malkin takes the easier match ups for this reason alone his numbers can never be as impressive.
I don't think I thought Crosby was the best player in the world in 2007.
Having said that, the elite competition for him at that moment in time wasn't as strong as the McDavid competition is now. But then Ovechkin came on strong circa 2007 to 2010 and Sid took a back-seat. People saying Cros has been the best since 2006 are engaging in historical revisionism.
My point is that I don't feel the need to declare a new King because of one great season.
Crosby had a better case for being #1 at the end of 2007 than McDavid does now. I had him as sharing the title with Thornton after that year.
As for better competition, both Crosby and McDavid were statistically ahead of the next 10 - 20 scorers by similar %s, not that Thornton in 2007 wasn't on par, or better than, any of McDavid's competitors this year.