devilsrule33 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 (edited) If I told you before the season that a player from the Penguins and the Capitals were 1 and 2 respectively in scoring a month and a half into the season, you might have said..."probably" And if I told you a player from Washington led the league in goals and a player from the Penguins led the team in assists, again you'd say..."sure not a hard prediction to make." But it isn't Crosby and Ovechkin. Malkin: 23 assists and 30 points Semin: 13 goals and 14 assists That is how the scoring lead will look after tonight. Now after last year, some of you might have made the argument that Malkin was better than Crosby. After all the Penguins lost Crosby and didn't miss a beat with Malkin tearing up the league. But Semin really has been the Caps best player with Ovechkin leaving the team and having early seasons struggling. I don't have much to say other than that both these teams' fan bases have something special to look forward to for years to come. Crosby is the NHL boy wonder, but Malkin has been the best player in Pittsburgh for two years now. Ever since he scored that goal against in the Devils where he went through the team, you just knew this kid could would be special. He's on pace for 145 points this year, which would be much more than Crosby has ever put up. I haven't seen enough of Semin yet to know how good he might be (was hoping to see what the kid was all about this weekend, but can't complain that he didn't play), so I'll keep the poll strictly to Malkin and Crosby. Edited May 24, 2009 by devilsrule33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundstrom Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 the way that malkin plays will lead to a shorter career than crosby imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 yeah malkin's got the lindros disease - he is going to get popped one of these days. semin's shooting percentage is at 27% - that's unsustianable. he's a tremendous forward but he is not on the level of ovechkin. i think he is on the level of an alex kovalev kind of player who will have an up and down career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilNurn Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Crosby, absolutely. Crosby is Parise, Malkin is Zajac. He will never play as well as Crosby, regardless of the years he has. When you watch them both, Malkin can score, but he can't handle consistency. Crosby, while I really don't like him, has such amazing puck and stick control and is a threat, in my opinion, every time he touches the puck. Malkin will have good years, but he'll also have bad years. Crosby will only have good years and better years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyR53 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I was hoping Parise would be an option. In all seriousness, I think Crosby is overall better but yes, Pittsburgh and Washington Fans are looking at a nice future (Washington also has Backstrom and Pittsburght has Staal, remember.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsrule33 Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share Posted May 24, 2009 Well the play of Crosby and Malkin reminded me of this thread. It didn't get many responses when I first posted this, so maybe now is a better time to bring it up. Now it might be hard for some to put the Crosby hate away...but who's going to have the better career? Who's better...and who would you rather have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prucenterrules Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I'd rather have malkin on my team because he is someone that will either score, give a big hit, backcheck, and a lot of other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 (edited) I'd rather have malkin on my team because he is someone that will either score, give a big hit, backcheck, and a lot of other things. Crosby is a far better backchecker than Malkin. Me thinks someone has a rather jaundiced view. I won't play as I am a fan of Sids.. I just got back from my vacation back home where he is huge celebrity (BTW - I think that is Sid's family) I visited the "Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame" which has the dryer he would practice shooting at: Edited May 24, 2009 by Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfsharkalligatorhalfman Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I visited the "Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame" which has the dryer he would practice shooting at: Said Dryer in action: (2:10 Mark) Crosby is absolutely amazing, Malkin is absolutely amazing. Malkin is a much better defender than he gets credit for (and both are RIDICULOUSLY better than Ovechkin who does not care at all about it). Pens are reaping the rewards of 1. Being terrible for so long (Malkin Pick) 2. The NHL rigging the Post Lockout Lottery to save the Pittsburgh Penguins (Crosby Pick) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils26 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I'd rather have malkin on my team because he is someone that will either score, give a big hit, backcheck, and a lot of other things. Couldn't the same exact thing be said for Crosby minus the hitting, but plus better passing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 ovechkin cares about defense, but sometimes he is too concerned with starting the breakout. however, there's really no one better than him one on one in the league, so it might be excusable. still taking crosby but between ovechkin crosby and malkin (and datsyuk) i think it's a toss-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adavid Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I like Malkin in the post season. Still waiting to see if he runs out of gas again in SC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I'll have Crosby any day of the week. I really disliked him, but he's winning me over with this post-season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYGDevils32 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Even though I don't care Crosby, he is the better player and he will most likely have a longer and more successful career than Malkin. But Malkin is having a really good playoffs as of right now, that 1 to punch with him and Crosby should win them the cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masked Fan Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Simple. Malkin. He is an ALL AROUND great player. without the whinning. But I'd still rather have Ovechkin over him even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas0nMacIsaac Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I am not a Crosby fan but he is still the best player in the NHL. I just wish he would grow up, I see players like Hall at the memorial cup acting the same way as him on the ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldply123 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I actually think Malkin is a bit better in terms of being more effective in all facets of the game, he does seem to have a bit more in terms of being physically gifted, size/speed combo. However, Crosby to me makes players around him better and makes the line he plays on very dangerous. And Crosby is as hard a worker as they come, hes made some strides in maturing a bit more. He's making Guerin look far better than hes actually playing. It really is a toss up, but Crosby gets the edge. Penguins really lucked out getting so many high picks in so many yrs (Fleury, Malkin, Crosby, Staal). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghdi Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Penguins really lucked out getting so many high picks in so many yrs (Fleury, Malkin, Crosby, Staal). Being sh!t isn't lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldply123 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Being sh!t isn't lucky. Haha. True. But you still need a little bit of luck ending up like sh!t in the right yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prucenterrules Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Haha. True. But you still need a little bit of luck ending up like sh!t in the right yrs. I'd still rather be good all those years and still be a contender like the wings, us, and some other teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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