OT: Derek Jeter or Henrik Lundqvist

[AIexisLafreniereNYR]

With all of whats going on with Jeter playing his last few games. Choose one player you would rather have for your team. If you choose Jeter then that means Lundqvist won't be on the Rangers, or if you choose Hanke that means Jeter wouldn't be a Yankee at all for their careers. Who is more important and what would impact more without throughout their careers and team success?

If you had to choose, who would it be.

I'm a Mets fan so I have to choose Henrik.

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[Gardner McKay]

Jeter. He was a part of 5? World Series victories?

 

[nevesis]

Henrik is more vital to a hockey teams success being a goaltender, than Jeter is (both offensively & defensively) to a baseball teams success.

 

[Doctyl]

I really wish hockey was more appreciated in NY. Jeter and Eli are like the faces of NY sports. Hank is easily a better goalie than Eli is a QB. Possibly the top player in ranger history playing right now and not that many people in NY would be able to recognize him on the street like they would with Jeter or Eli. Hell ****ing Melo gets more fame than Hank.

 

[slipknottin]

I really wish hockey was more appreciated in NY. Jeter and Eli are like the faces of NY sports. Hank is easily a better goalie than Eli is a QB. Possibly the top player in ranger history playing right now and not that many people in NY would be able to recognize him on the street like they would with Jeter or Eli. Hell ****ing Melo gets more fame than Hank.

I wouldnt say easily. Eli is a hall of famer himself.

 

[AIexisLafreniereNYR]

Jeter. He was a part of 5? World Series victories?

What I should've was what team would take a huge impact without. Yankees without Jeter, how many they would still win. Rangers without Lundqvist and how bad they would be.

 

[Gardner McKay]

What I should've was what team would take a huge impact without. Yankees without Jeter, how many they would still win. Rangers without Lundqvist and how bad they would be.

I would make the argument that even 1 or 2 less world series wins is a much more significant impact than the Rangers going from good to mediocre/bad.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Jeter is 6th all time in hits. I love Lundqvist, but he hasn't attained that level as of yet.

 

[sbjnyc]

Jeter. He was a part of 5? World Series victories?

So was Louis Sojo.

Jeter is 6th all time in hits. I love Lundqvist, but he hasn't attained that level as of yet.

Lundqvist should finish in the top 5 of wins for GKs and at 30 Ws/season for the rest of his contract would put him over 500, barring injury or a team collapse (which Jeter never had to deal with) of course.

Edit: Or a lockout.

 

[silverfish]

To pass Jeter, Henrik needs to only suit up for the Rangers, and he needs about two rings.

I'm not a baseball fan at all, but this is Jeter all the way.

 

[Abooch68]

Jeter.

Lundqvist is my favorite Ranger/athlete ever, but it's not just about he is better. Lundqvist is a better athlete and the hardest position in any sport, but Jeter has helped bring all that matters to NY sports.

 

[Krams]

baseball is nowhere near as important to me as is hockey.

 

[Fugazy]

To pass Jeter, Henrik needs to only suit up for the Rangers, and he needs about two rings.

I'm not a baseball fan at all, but this is Jeter all the way.

This.

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Lundqvist. Because I'm a Mets fan.

 

[Kane One]

Lundqvist, because this is a hockey forum and I also don't care about the Yankees.

 

[Raspewtin]

Lundqvist because I don't remotely give a **** about baseball

But, I would go as far to say that Jeter is the face of NY sports.

 

[nyr2k2]

I think Henrik is more important to the Rangers' success--current and future--than Jeter was to the Yankees' success. That's partly just the nature of the sports and the positions though. Jeter will almost certainly go down as having the more accomplished career. He was a key member on a dynasty. At this point we have to hope the Rangers can win just one Cup for Henke.

My answer is Lundqvist. I'd rather have an elite G on my hockey team than an elite SS on my baseball team. A HOF-caliber goalie can mask so many other deficiencies.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

What's the point of this poll?

A lot of posters made a good case in the Lundqvist contract extensions thread that Talbot will be taking Henrik's place.

I do think that if we dressed Jeter, he would have scored more goals than Nash last postseason.

 

[aufheben]

Answered.

The season has begun! No more "off-season" threads.