Who is the Tom Brady of the NHL?

[WarriorofTime]

Regardless of whether you think he's the GOAT the guy who's the most clutch. Manages to get it done and finds a way to win

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[BenchBrawl]

Roy, Gretzky, Béliveau, Richard.

As for current players, maybe Kane as the most clutch but his all-time weight is not comparable to Brady's.

 

[WarriorofTime]

From an all time perspective I'd probably say Jean Beliveau and Mark Messier.

 

[webersshot]

The correct and only acceptable answer is Wayne Gretzky.

 

[snipes]

Gretzky.

Brady is in the Gretzky, Jordan, Bolt category of athlete. Pure excellence.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Niedermayer.

 

[AKL]

Doesn't make sense to compare. There's no one in the NHL that can do what Tom Brady can do because the difference in the sports doesn't allow it. If you're just asking who's the most clutch player, Brady doesn't really have anything to do with it.

 

[Machinehead]

Duncan Keith.

All-time great at his position, multiple championships, seems to beat everyone but LA.

LA is an average regular season team that won two Cups with defense and possession, ergo, they're the Giants.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Doesn't make sense to compare. There's no one in the NHL that can do what Tom Brady can do because the difference in the sports doesn't allow it. If you're just asking who's the most clutch player, Brady doesn't really have anything to do with it.

Maybe a goalie? Roy or Dryden?

 

[aufheben]

Makes no sense, there isn't one. I'm not sure what your first sentence even means, who is the most clutch player?

Edit: is this just a low-key Toews comparison?

 

[izzy]

Obviously Toews

 

[1specter]

Doesn't make sense to compare. There's no one in the NHL that can do what Tom Brady can do because the difference in the sports doesn't allow it. If you're just asking who's the most clutch player, Brady doesn't really have anything to do with it.

Pretty much this.

Football is just not comparable to hockey. Hockey all 5 guys on the ice contribute a lot and then the goalie is obviously monumentally important as well.

Football every position plays a role but the game is disproportionately impacted by the QB over other positions. Just not the same.

 

[AINEC*]

Gretzky because he's the GOAT

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Gretzky.

Brady is in the Gretzky, Jordan, Bolt category of athlete. Pure excellence.

^^^

There's generational talants. And then there is millenial talents.

 

[Beautvillier]

Obviously Toews

Toews is the clear winner here /thread.

 

[Machinehead]

Toews is the clear winner here /thread.

They're both top 100 all-time players in their respective sports.

 

[snipes]

^^^

There's generational talants. And then there is millenial talents.

Whole other stratosphere reserved for athletes like Gretzky, Jordan, Bolt, Phelps, and Brady

 

[Panthaz89]

Toews sounds about right....very great player in the right situation at the right time but Toews is less overrated than Brady will ever be. Toews could actually play back in the old days in the NHL.....Brady would be a feeble twig in older generations

 

[Zippy316]

Brodeur is probably the closest thing in recent years to Tom Brady. If the Devils would've won in 2012, his career would look a lot like Brady's. Consistent regular season team with more than a few trophies to go along with it.

If the Penguins win another one (or two) with Crosby at the forefront, than he could be in the discussion.

 

[GordieHowsUrBreath]

the skill and work ethic of crosby, the intangibles of toews plus the luck of having the right guys around him all rolled into one

 

[Coach Parker]

Toews isn't in the same level of Brady and Gretzky. Great all time player but we are talking about the two best players of all time in their sports.

 

[Ainec]

Crosbyy

 

[LordNeverLose]

Roy, Brodeur or a better Toews


Not the most talented player at his position, but won a ton and played big when it counted.

 

[HabsQC]

Shea Weber and Tom Brady are two very handsome men

 

[Machinehead]

Toews sounds about right....very great player in the right situation at the right time but Toews is less overrated than Brady will ever be.

Brady has never had teammates anywhere near as good as Toews.

And Brady won championships with two different rosters. He was one of two guys on the Superbowl XLIX that was on any of the Patriots previous SB winners and he was the only guy this year.

Don't think you're off at all with the Blackhawks comparison, as they are the closest dynasty hockey has, but it's very disingenuous to say Brady was in the right place at the right time.

He is the right place. He is the right time.