Who is the Tom Brady of the NHL?

[AKL]

Shea Weber and Tom Brady are two very handsome men

Shea Weber isn't even top 10 in handsomeness tbh

 

[silkyjohnson50]

Toews has been called a lot of things he's not, but comparing him to Tom Brady might be the worst of them all.

The current NHL doesn't haven't a Tom Brady. Not even close to be honest.

 

[GordieHowsUrBreath]

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

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randy moss and gronk are all timers at their position, but brady won super bowls without them

though he won with gronk two years ago

 

[Carlzner]

Toews

 

[The GM]

Chris Kunitz?

 

[aufheben]

Shea Weber isn't even top 10 in handsomeness tbh

Not gonna lie I do think his grizzly demeanor factors in to his reputation as a defenseman.

 

[Machinehead]

randy moss and gronk are all timers at their position, but brady won super bowls without them

though he won with gronk two years ago

He had Moss for a year when Moss was ancient, and Gronk has never played without Brady so it's unfair to compare him to a Keith or a Kane.

 

[Past Considerations]

I thought OP was asking for a current, active player.

 

[Machinehead]

Not gonna lie I do think his grizzly demeanor factors in to his reputation as a defenseman.

Meanwhile Torey Krug looks like he's 12. Just saying.

 

[Jozay]

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

Couldnt have said it better.

Brady to the NFL is what Gretzky was to the NHL, what Jordan was to the NBA, what Tiger Woods was to golf etc.

After tonights game, I have no doubts that he's on that level

 

[FlyingPhi]

Has an NHL player won a championship after being suspected for cheating? As a Raider fan he will always be Tuck Rule Tommy to me. I cheered for him tonight, and it made me sick. Lol

 

[Panthaz89]

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.

This is exactly what i'm talking about by unbelievably overrated one person says something negative and people jump to his side....the fact that he won MVP over White only proves my point. He threw the pick six that put his team in the whole and a lot of the sacks were him holding the ball for nearly 7 seconds because he is used to having 10 secs per throw because their Oline is always dominant.

 

[Claypool]

I hope the posts saying Toews are joke posts.

There really isn't a comparison. The Oilers won their fifth Stanley Cup without Gretzky.

 

[FlyingPhi]

Shea Weber isn't even top 10 in handsomeness tbh

Think people are worried about you being dishonest about who is more handsome? I think we all assume your being honest, that's just a redundant acronym, lol what a game

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Probably Messier.

 

[Machinehead]

Couldnt have said it better.

Brady to the NFL is what Gretzky was to the NHL, what Jordan was to the NBA, what Tiger Woods was to golf etc.

After tonights game, I have no doubts that he's on that level

Yeah I thought in terms of story, maybe Keith. I always think story. I guess it's the wrestling fan in me.

In terms of ability he's a Gretzky/Orr talent.

This is exactly what i'm talking about by unbelievably overrated one person says something negative and people jump to his side....the fact that he won MVP over White only proves my point. He threw the pick six that put his team in the whole and a lot of the sacks were him holding the ball for nearly 7 seconds because he is used to having 10 secs per throw because their Oline is always dominant.

He threw for a record 466 yards on a record 43 completions and shouldn't have won MVP, but White should have with a very good but decidedly not incredible 139 all-purpose yards???

Don't hurt yourself reaching like that.

 

[3074326]

I think he's probably GOAT status after that win. So, Gretzky.

He also definitely deserved the MVP.. he brought them back. He dug a big hole and filled it back in with a Super Bowl victory. Sucks.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Toews.

Player who lands in the ideal situation and is given inflated credit for his team's success

 

[Machinehead]

Toews.

Player who lands in the ideal situation and is given inflated credit for his team's success

Three championships with one roster, and two others 10 years later on another roster, with no common teammates on the rosters.

So he happened to land in the ideal situation twice without even moving in the first place?

 

[bambamcam4ever]

This is exactly what i'm talking about by unbelievably overrated one person says something negative and people jump to his side....the fact that he won MVP over White only proves my point. He threw the pick six that put his team in the whole and a lot of the sacks were him holding the ball for nearly 7 seconds because he is used to having 10 secs per throw because their Oline is always dominant.

You are correct but most people aren't able to properly analyze the game.

 

[Apotheosis]

I think he's around that Howe-Lemiuex range. He's the best QB of all time, but there's no actual GOAT in a sport like football. I maintain this for European football as well. Hockey is different. 5 guys on the ice for each team with limited space compared to European and American football.

 

[Wrath]

As GOAT status and sustained excellence the comparable is Gretzky of course.

For post-season clutchness (and still excellent player regular season too) probably Richard or Roy.

 

[Apotheosis]

He had Moss for a year when Moss was ancient, and Gronk has never played without Brady so it's unfair to compare him to a Keith or a Kane.

He had Moss for the year he broke the single season TD receiving record.

 

[Machinehead]

He had Moss for the year he broke the single season TD receiving record.

The one year he had a legitimate star receiver, they broke every record in the books. Exactly.

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

The correct answer for current players is Duncan Keith.

He's the only player that you can debate three Conn Smythe worthy performances during winning Cup runs.