Dany Heatley or Kaprizov?

[SeanMoneyHands]

Who was better at their peak?

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[Coffey]

Did KK get 50 in 07?
No? Didn't think so.

Heater clears.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Heatley’s peak is going to get underrated here because of how steep his decline was, but he finished 4th in the league in points in back to back years, and 5th and 2nd in goals. Kaprizov’s peak probably clears Heatley’s by season end, but this is a lot closer than most probably think

 

[Coffee]

The guy who would score 75 goals playing with McDavid

 

[seafoam]

Heatley’s peak is going to get underrated here because of how steep his decline was, but he finished 4th in the league in points in back to back years, and 5th and 2nd in goals. Kaprizov’s peak probably clears Heatley’s by season end, but this is a lot closer than most probably think

Heatley is going to be a victim of recency bias here.

 

[banks]

Kaprizov is amazing, and he's doing it all alone on his team. Where as Danny had Spezza and Alfredsson propping him up.

That said, this could is still Heatley. His peak was as a top 4 or 5 forward in the league, with bonus points for scoring goals. Back-to-back seasons with 50 goals and 100+ points.

Tough pick, honestly. I picked Heatley to even up the poll results a bit. Because I'm at a coin toss.

 

[Mirka the Turka]

Honestly I don't think Kaprizov had the peak that Heatley did during that all star game with the Thrashers

 

[Regal]

We'll see how Kaprizov’s season ends but I think I like his game a bit more. Heatley has better numbers relative to the league but was also playing with two other elite forwards.

 

[The Burdened]

the all star

 

[Hockey Outsider]

We'll see how Kaprizov’s season ends but I think I like his game a bit more. Heatley has better numbers relative to the league but was also playing with two other elite forwards.

For what it's worth, I think 2003 was Heatley's best season. It was a much lower scoring season than 2006 and 2007, and the difference in the supporting cast was significant. (Yes, Kovalchuk was on his team in 2003, but they weren't regular linemates at ES. In 2003, Heatley collaborated with Kovalchuk on 24 goals, but in 2006 and 2007 he collaborated with Alfredsson on 54 and 32 goals respectively - and that's without looking into anything for Spezza).

 

[GoldenKnight]

Went with Heatley, but it's very close.

I think Heatley was elite in his peak years, and we have all of those years in the books already. Based on that, Heatley edges Kaprizov out for me. However, if Kaprizov were to score at his current rate (or close to it) all season going into 2025, it would be him.