Comments on: Tale of the tape: Evgeni Malkin vs. Alex Ovechkin

By: soupy19

soupy19 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:58:56 +0000

Sidney Crosby is a Vampire

By: pens919209

pens919209 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:39:12 +0000

Cogent points – Malkin has been streaky over his career and has had great chemistry with Neal and Kunitz. Ovechkin is a supremely talented player in his own right, but he lags behind number 71 in two key areas –

1. The Conn Smythe Trophy
2. The Stanley Cup

A great player makes those around him better – something Malkin is doing this season. A good player adds to his team’s chances of winning, but doesn’t elevate anyone else’s game. Right now, that’s where the difference between these two lies.

By: stakex

stakex — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:48:23 +0000

No argument that Malkin is on fire right now, and is clearly the hottest player in the NHL.

With that said, it has a lot to do with the way he is clicking with his line… especialy Neal. They are clearly feeding off eachother and helping to elevate eachothers play. Ovechkin on the other hand has not found that chemistry with anyone on the Caps team, and the Caps as a whole look simply lost when it comes to offense.

This round is obviously going to Malkin, but I still would not be willing to say Malkin is a better player overall then Ovechkin given Malkins up and down play over his career. Hes up now, but who knows how long it will last…

By: naugle51

naugle51 — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:31:41 +0000

Malkin>Ovechkin

By: pens919209

pens919209 — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:02:54 +0000

Somewhere in a wood-paneled basement in Pittsburgh, John Steigerwald is furiously scouring the Internet with his dial-up connection in an attempt to find out which steroids Evgeni Malkin is using.

By: xxshookonexx

xxshookonexx — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:36:36 +0000

well, just watched ferrence get his chance at a hearing by charging(boarding) mcdonagh but he should be admonished