Your insistence on slagging on a guy with 201 playoff points is a little odd. Also, if you remove the playoffs when he was in his 40's, he's well over a point a game. Plus, he's in the playoffs practically every year, which is more than you can say about a lot of players.
It's not an either or thing as much as one would like to pretend.
What would you expect from a guy who’s 5-10 all time then? Because being 5th overall in playoff points speaks pretty loudly.
You claimed he got worse come playoff time, which wasn’t true at all. You also said playoffs was a “weak spot” in his resume, which again is confusing for someone with two cups and sits 5th overall in playoffs points
And again, let’s look at the context. I already mentioned how his PPG suffered by playing more playoff games well into his 40s, which hurts his totals. From 2012-16, he had 20 points in 39 games with only 1 goal. You need to factor in the numbers of years he played past his prime, which again, hurt his overall numbers.
Again, Malkin and Crosby both experience pretty big drop offs in the post season.
I agree that some people can get crazy in bringing down Jagr's playoff resume but Crosby simply has a better one and his playoff resume ranks better all time than the one Jagr brings.
Well he is unless one considers rate but MJ would never do that for the playoffs right?
It's kind of funny how Letang's reputation on HF has shifted depending on whether it's a discussion about the support Crosby has had versus a discussion solely about where Letang ranks among other defensemen.
Letang was a better defenseman than anything Jagr played with during his peak. Letang was also a Norris finalist in 2013 and finished 4th in 2016.It's kind of funny how Letang's reputation on HF has shifted depending on whether it's a discussion about the support Crosby has had versus a discussion solely about where Letang ranks among other defensemen.
Whenever the discussion of "Crosby had all these HoFers to play with" comes up, Letang's suddenly getting credit for being an elite defenseman. But I remember HF back in the 2010-2017 range whenever there'd be "top 20 defensemen in the NHL" polls at the beginning of every season. Letang was consistently dismissed as a product of racking up points on a PP with Crosby and Malkin and a defensive liability that wasn't even a true #1D because he sucked defensively.
Amazing how Letang's reputation swings so dramatically depending on the discussion.
It's kind of funny how Letang's reputation on HF has shifted depending on whether it's a discussion about the support Crosby has had versus a discussion solely about where Letang ranks among other defensemen.
Whenever the discussion of "Crosby had all these HoFers to play with" comes up, Letang's suddenly getting credit for being an elite defenseman. But I remember HF back in the 2010-2017 range whenever there'd be "top 20 defensemen in the NHL" polls at the beginning of every season. Letang was consistently dismissed as a product of racking up points on a PP with Crosby and Malkin and a defensive liability that wasn't even a true #1D because he sucked defensively.
Amazing how Letang's reputation swings so dramatically depending on the discussion.
