wetcoast
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A lot of people disagreed with this at the time and even more disagree with it in hindsight. The window of time where this was even an argument lasted all of 2 seasons and coincided perfectly with the window where the Wings were a fully loaded powerhouse.
Maybe not on par but he wasn't that far off with back to back 97 point seasons an elite defensive play in seasons where the Art Ross winner had 112 and 113 points
Hart voting isn't the best metric here either as the criteria is vague and a moving target and often hurts players who also have elite team mates right?Two seasons. One of those seasons he finished 3rd for the Hart… behind Ovechkin and Malkin. Fifteen years later someone’s saying this meant he could outplay Crosby/Ovechkin/Malkin “if he wanted to”.
Datsyuk was 31 and then injuries started setting in and most of the production drop aside from a natural aging curve was PP related.As soon as Hossa left and Lidstrom hit 40, *poof* no more arguments about Datsyuk being anything close to Crosby or Ovechkin or Malkin. Funny how that worked.
Either way the thread is about a 7 game series and we have to assume players at their peak and datsyuk at his peak was an absolute monster even among the players here.