I respect your opinion.
But these differences in opinions is what makes sport so compelling and interesting. There is no objective metric that can conclusively determine one player’s superiority in this aspect of the game. Both Subban and Markov were talented defenceman who saw the ice well and had the talent and instincts to make a pass that created offensive chances. I appreciated the velocity, length and accuracy of Subban’s passes and admired the creativeness of Markov’s first passes.
As some here know, I have followed Mailloux’s development closely since he was drafted and wrote extensively about his play both when he played for London and Laval. While critical of Mailloux’s lack of defensive acumen, explosive skating and stamina, I have effusively praised his offensive awareness, shot and laser like passing.
I said it then and I’ll say it now, Maillioux has the best first pass of any current defenceman that I have seen in the Canadiens’ organization and in the event he can overcome the other deficiencies in his game, Mailloux , in the end, will prove to have better first pass than either Subban or Markov. Such is the level of this young defenceman’s talent in this regard.
No? Thank god.
