Kaner is 10x as clutch because he has more elite skill. And did you just say only reason?
- RonPielep

Only reason wasn't really warranted, I take that back. But Kane is not 10x the clutch player Zetterberg is. Is he more clutch? Yes. Is he ten times the player in do-or-die situations? Hell no.

BUT......where was his defensive skills in that game 7?
- ChetManly

I know right! That (frank)er should have stood right infront of Reimer and cleared all those rebounds!

I know right! That (frank)er should have stood right infront of Reimer and cleared all those rebounds!
- peddy-93

pfft, he should've just blocked all of the shots during the whole game!!!

No duclair?

Kane - 69 pts. Kessel - 80.
- peddy-93

Kane: 69 games
Kessel: 82 games

Kane: 69 games
Kessel: 82 games
- rangerdanger94

Iron man

1. Jagr
2. Jagr
3. Jagr
4. Kovalchuk
5. Parise

Iron man
- walshyleafsfan

It's hard to get hurt if you never battle in the corners or go to the dirty areas

It's hard to get hurt if you never battle in the corners or go to the dirty areas
- rangerdanger94

I'd rather have him not do that and stay healthy than do.

Before you nerds roast me, I would just like to come clean about something: I forget about Corey Perry when I made my list. Not sure why or how, but I did. Obviously he is a top 3 winger in the NHL. My bad.
- James_Tanner

Let's get him fellow nerds!!










*Drops pocket protector*

Kane: 69 games
Kessel: 82 games
- rangerdanger94

Oh, and did you know Kessel has more even strength pts than anyone in the league in the past 3 years?

Oh, and did you know Kessel has more even strength pts than anyone in the league in the past 3 years?
- peddy-93

And yet still manages to have a negative plus/minus for all three years.

And yet still manages to have a negative plus/minus for all three years.
- noffsin6

Further proof that plus/minus is a franking joke!

Oh, and did you know Kessel has more even strength pts than anyone in the league in the past 3 years?
- peddy-93

how many points did Kessel score in the last 14 games of the 2013-14 season?

how many points did Kessel score in the last 14 games of the 2013-14 season?
- DoubleDown

Way more than Clarkson.

Tanner, two-way teams win championships. LA, Boston, Detroit, Chicago. All of those teams are/were phenomonal with their back checking and defensive plays. Offense wins you games, but defense wins you championships.
- YzermanIsTheMan

That is such a bad argument. All of those teams would be better with Ovechkin. Ovechkin would be better if you got the players from those teams that are good at defense and put them on Washington. You're making several logical fallacies in your argument.

I wrote up a blog about this blog today. It's about how I rated Ovechkin higher than all my pals did.

http://www.hockeybuzz.com...Proves-the-Rule/200/62856

Only reason wasn't really warranted, I take that back. But Kane is not 10x the clutch player Zetterberg is. Is he more clutch? Yes. Is he ten times the player in do-or-die situations? Hell no.
- YzermanIsTheMan

Sorry, I was referring to Kessel not Zberg. But yeah either way I was exaggerating.

That is such a bad argument. All of those teams would be better with Ovechkin. Ovechkin would be better if you got the players from those teams that are good at defense and put them on Washington. You're making several logical fallacies in your argument.
- James_Tanner

Defense and goaltending wins championships. All those teams would obviously be better with Ovi but they won without him with guys like Martinez scoring Cup-winning OT goals. If Ovi had a supporting cast capable of playing defense as well as was more defensively responsible himself (he can have 11 defensive forwards on the team but they will still give up goals if he doesn't commit considering he'll lead them in TOI) the Caps will be golden. For example, put him on St. Louis and they likely win within 3 years.

how many points did Kessel score in the last 14 games of the 2013-14 season?
- DoubleDown

7 the same number of points Kane got in January through 14 games.

#irrelevant

7 the same number of points Kane got in January through 14 games.

#irrelevant
- BlowMonkey

I think the relevance there is that kessel disappeared during the most important part of your season.

#philnashel

7 the same number of points Kane got in January through 14 games.

#irrelevant
- BlowMonkey

yes March was irrelevant

That is such a bad argument. All of those teams would be better with Ovechkin. Ovechkin would be better if you got the players from those teams that are good at defense and put them on Washington. You're making several logical fallacies in your argument.
- James_Tanner

Except that there isn't. Defense wins you championships.

"Each team with be better with Ovechkin."
You're sort of right. Each team would've scored more goals if they had Ovechkin. But that's about it. He wouldn't have made them better as a whole team. His drive to score wouldn't have made up for the 200 foot game that a lot of the top six wingers played with. Not one of the top six wingers on those teams scored more than 40 goals during their SC winning years. I don't think really any topped 30ish. They don't need a 50 goal scorer. They needed a number one star center (Datsyuk, Bergeron, Kopitar, Toews), solid defense (Chara, Lidstrom, Doughty, Keith), a good-great goalie (Osgood, Niemi, Quick, Thomas, Crawford), and lots of depth (too many to name.)

You continuously state that scoring goals is SUPER IMPORTANT. But, its not THAT important. Depth and good defensive play is.

I think the relevance there is that kessel disappeared during the most important part of your season.

#philnashel
- rangerdanger94

yes points earned in January are worth less than points earned later in the season.

math r hard.

yes points earned in January are worth less than points earned later in the season.

math r hard.
- BlowMonkey

Chicago was never in danger of missing the playoffs...toronto was battling until the last month.