Erling Haaland NHL Equivalent

[sr edler]

Erling Håland's kinda boring, I like his dad more, him yelling at Keane lying on the grass tops any Erling goal.

 

[elmaco]

I don't follow soccer as much as I used to, but these are my analogues.

McDavid = Messi (prime)
They both have insane acceleration, agility and speed, and seem even faster with the ball/puck. Incredible 1-on-1 skills and have the ability to dangle their way through the entire opposing team. Considered to be one of the best players of all time in their sport. Some of their most memorable goals look remarkably similar:



Crosby = CR7
Both absolute physical specimens, masters of their craft and ageless wonders. They were both considered the best, or at least top 2 players in the world for most of their careers. Maybe not as "naturally" gifted as Messi/McDavid, but they've practiced perfection.

Ovechkin (prime) = Haaland
Both are prolific goalscorers. They use their size and imposing strength to their advantage. They pile up the goals seemingly at will, from the same spot (ie. Ovechkin island on the PP), and nobody can do anything about it. Neither are known for their two-way play.

Mackinnon = Mbappe
Both are among the best in their respective sports in terms of raw explosive speed. They can brute force goals with that explosiveness, but they also have the skill and finesse to finish plays. Neither are on that McDavid/Messi tier though in terms of ball/puck handling at high speed.

Matthews = Lewandowski (prime)
Both are well rounded players who have the insane ability to score from anywhere in the opposing zone with their powerful accurate shot. One of Lewandowski's most memorable moments was scoring 5 goals in 9 minutes, whereas one of Matthews' most memorable moments was scoring 4 in his first NHL game.

Draisaitl = Harry Kane
Neither are known for their speed, but they are just smart, supremely talented, and have a tiny bit of edge to their game that allows them to put up insane numbers.

Kucherov = Zlatan (prime)
Both have that swagger, give funny interviews and love f***ing with fans. Both can get quite angry and aggressive and are prone to dirty plays. Yet they are supremely talented and just seem to keep winning championships.

Patrick Kane = Neymar
Both have that showtime flair to their game. Both used to be considered a top 3 player in the world.

Suarez = Marchand
Talented pests. Also, licking/biting opponents. Except Marchand actually seems like a decent person off the ice.

Karlsson = Bale
Bale started off as an offensive defenseman, being a huge offensive threat from the back end. Like Karlsson, injuries caught up.

Messi=Greztky/Crosby is more realistic, all 3 are ageless specimen and highly cerebral players.

 

[Brookbank]

He got 2 goals and could have had 4. He hit the post in one.

 

[goonybird]

Erling Håland's kinda boring, I like his dad more, him yelling at Keane lying on the grass tops any Erling goal.

He got the "And don't ever stand over me sneering about fake injuries" in return. Well earned

 

[Brookbank]

Another game , another goal. 10 goals in 5 games.

 

[gsharpe]

Has anyone mentioned luc Robitaille?

 

[Vasilevskiy]

I don't wanna come off as a fanboy but one simply can't compare him to Crosby. That is an insult. The only single player he could ever be compared to is Gretzky. They even have a very similar playstyle.

Exactly. Only Gretzky can compare to messi

 

[tantalum]

If Haaland is so great why isn't his country doing anything internationally?

Truth is if he wasn't playing on Man City he wouldn't score as much. Strikers like him need other players to do most of the job for him

goal per game for Man City, Dortmund, and Salzburg as a professional.

last World Cup qualifiers and Euro qualifiers...wait for it...goal per game (11 in 11)

Under 20 World Cup Norway 9 goals in 3 games.

He's currently all of 24 years old (July birthday).

He is absolutely dominant in the striker position. I see a lot about "all round game" well not having an all round game tends to go pretty hand in hand with strikers. He's a pure goal scorer so his comparables are Ovechkin, Hull and that ilk.

 

[Number8]

For those who aren’t watching, Norwegian striker Erling Haaland is currently toying with what most consider to be the best soccer league in the world.

In a sport/league that averages around 3 total goals per match, this guy has averaged a goal per game over two full seasons (he is three games into his third season now having missed just a handful for various reasons), with 70G in 69GP.

The previous reigning best striker in this league, Harry Kane, scored 8 hat tricks over the course of 320 matches. Haaland has equaled that in 69 matches. The leader in hat tricks in league history had 12 in 275 matches.

I feel like this level of goal scoring is better than even Gretzky and Lemieux when adjusting for sport/era. What kind of stats would a hockey player have to put up to match this level of dominance?

Haaland is an absolute force of nature. As a Liverpool fan, I despise the man. Fortunately he got absolutely pounded by the ugly hammer. Just an extremely unattractive man.

I know that sounds petty. and it is. It's all I got though, and am clinging to it.

If he can stay healthy and keep up the pace he's probably a McDavid -- big bodied guy with awesome speed and extremely quick feet/hands.

 

[Brookbank]

This move is done on purpose. He's done it before

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849188965636821414

 

[Razamanaz]

Erling Håland's kinda boring, I like his dad more, him yelling at Keane lying on the grass tops any Erling goal.

When a NHL-player gets a hard puckshot in his mouth and his teeths are there a bit flyin' - they stepp up for next shift with a faceshield.

Hey.

Modern footballers lie as they are like dyin' worms on the grass with a slightly small hit - and when then the almighty cold-spray comes around then they jump like kangaroos in a moment.

Kicked in the teeth. Again

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Messi scored 91 goals in 69 games once

Simply outrageous

 

[Jon Riley]

If Haaland is so great why isn't his country doing anything internationally?

Truth is if he wasn't playing on Man City he wouldn't score as much. Strikers like him need other players to do most of the job for him

Haaland has score 238 goals on 290 matches playing for 5 different clubs. With Borussia Dortmund he scored 86 (and 23 assist) in 89, with Salzburg 29 goals in 27 matches.
34 goal on 37 matches with Norway's National team.
44 goals in 42 matches of Champions league (8 of which in the 6 Champions League matches that he played with the mediocre at best Salzburg team).

City is one of the most unlikable teams out there and they get an easy life, but the guy is an absolute beast of the like that has never really be seen before. He just scores all the time, no matter the team, the team mates or the competition. His stats are very close to some fairy tale with the son of a farmer that sells his soul to the devil maet at a crossroads.

Erling Håland's kinda boring, I like his dad more, him yelling at Keane lying on the grass tops any Erling goal.

Did not go well for him in the end though

 

[Jon Riley]

When a NHL-player gets a hard puckshot in his mouth and his teeths are there a bit flyin' - they stepp up for next shift with a faceshield.

Hey.

Modern footballers lie as they are like dyin' worms on the grass with a slightly small hit - and when then the almighty cold-spray comes around then they jump like kangaroos in a moment.

Kicked in the teeth. Again

You are not wrong, but that is kinda the wrong episode to talk about this.
Keane was actually injured there when Haalands father accused him of faking screaming in his face. Took some months before he recovered enough to face Haaland again, break his leg in retaliation with one of the most blatant and violent tackle in football history and pretty much end his career.