Better Prime: Evgeni Malkin Or Leon Draisaitl?

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Malkin scored 44 points in 28 games when Crosby hurt his ankle in 2008. And swept the ross-hart-lindsay when crosby missed 60 games. Until drai can prove himself a number 1 with a significant span. It is always gonna be Geno

 

[McFlash97]

Peak Draisaitl edges this one out for me. Drai also has the longer peak now.

 

[Crow]

Malkin scored 44 points in 28 games when Crosby hurt his ankle in 2008. And swept the ross-hart-lindsay when crosby missed 60 games. Until drai can prove himself a number 1 with a significant span. It is always gonna be Geno

That doesn’t speak much at all to his prime, which would be hundreds of games.

 

[Crow]

Peak Draisaitl edges this one out for me. Drai also has the longer peak now.

I don’t care for Malkin as a player, and I strongly believe he is one of the most romanticized players in the last 20 years (along with Sid). All of these projections and PPG talking points are meaningless to a discussion on a players prime.

All of that said I think peak Malkin was slightly better. Prime is not very close to me with Drai’s being very consistently elite.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

That doesn’t speak much at all to his prime, which would be hundreds of games.

It speaks to the level of player malkin is. 11-12 he dominating a Crosby less league. Dominated the 2012 worlds named mvp. During the 12-13 lockout dominated the khl scoring race. A lot of nhl stars went abroad and the KHL was even more strong at this time. These feats are all without Sid

 

[KareemTrustfund]

I don’t care for Malkin as a player, and I strongly believe he is one of the most romanticized players in the last 20 years (along with Sid). All of these projections and PPG talking points are meaningless to a discussion on a players prime.

All of that said I think peak Malkin was slightly better. Prime is not very close to me with Drai’s being very consistently elite.

I posted on the last page about how long Malkin’s prime was. Over a decade.

I also think it’s great that Malkin had a better point % relative to ice time than Drai in Drai’s own MVP season. Malkin was a top 5 player as recently as 19/20

 

[Crow]

I posted on the last page about how long Malkin’s prime was. Over a decade.

I also think it’s great that Malkin had a better point % relative to ice time than Drai in Drai’s own MVP season. Malkin was a top 5 player as recently as 19/20

If you are going to say his prime was a decade long I think it weakens his case even more. That means he was very inconsistent and missed a bunch of time in his prime.

He was not even a top 5 player in 19/20 IMO. Possibly top 10 if you want to give him credit for missing games like so many seem to do.