More exciting player: Bure or McDavid

[authentic]

Bure was Mcdavid in the 90’s and he stood out more than Mcdavid does today. Don’t get me wrong , Mcdavid is amazing but Bure for his time was an anomaly.

Not sure about this one. Mogilny back in the day could absolutely fly the with the puck, same with Bondra, Selanne in his younger years, Kariya, Fedorov. I don't really think he stood out more than McDavid does today in terms of carrying the puck at top speed and making plays.

 

[Ace of Hades]

That's a pretty wild assumption. Don't think you can back that up. But I guess it could be true. Still doesn't change the fact that ppl who've seen both can say McDavid. Lol.

No it isn't. For the most part, much younger fans tend to vote in these polls. Mostly older users stick to the history section. There are also ppl who seen both, can say Bure.

Not sure about this one. Mogilny back in the day could absolutely fly the with the puck, same with Bondra, Selanne in his younger years, Kariya, Fedorov. I don't really think he stood out more than McDavid does today in terms of carrying the puck at top speed and making plays.

In terms of excitement, Bure was ahead of those players, which is what the poll is asking. Anyway there's not too much to argue about as exciting is purely subjective anyway.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

The reverse can be easily said; that this board is filled with a bunch of old men who find it hard to get excited about anything at this point.

Maybe it's just HFNYR but in my experience this board skews young. I'm on a NY Giants board where the mean age must be 55. It's very different.

 

[ghostingtaro]

bure because he was never drafted first overall. nobody had any idea he would be that good when drafted by the nucks

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I loved Bure but McDavid does things that just defy logic.

It’s not just entertainment, he pulls off plays that make you think he’s an alien. The speed, the hands and the vision create plays that can’t be imitated.

 

[authentic]

I loved Bure but McDavid does things that just defy logic.

It’s not just entertainment, he pulls off plays that make you think he’s an alien. The speed, the hands and the vision create plays that can’t be imitated.

You’re right. Players like Bure, Ovechkin and Crosby look like machines but McDavid looks like an alien

 

[blundluntman]

I still stand by my comment earlier that Bure felt more explosive to watch on a play-by-play basis, but McDavid is a bit more exciting to watch. I say this because you have to not only consider his talent/skillset, but the fact that he is making history with every accomplishment he makes. If I was strictly watching their highlight reels with no context, I'd probably say it's even or maybe leaning toward Bure, but with everything contextualized, it's McDavid imo

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I saw both,

McDavid is better.

Bure was fun to watch and very different to other NHL player back then because of his skating, hands, shot compared to the slow tempo back then but McDavid look even faster in a fast tempo game.

 

[Video Nasty]

No you can't. It's clear a lot of users clearly haven't watched Bure play because they were way too young and it shows in the Poll results.

All I’m reading here is that McDavid blasted away another favorite and it’s upsetting.

 

[Matty Sundin]

I only remember Bure post knee injuries. Even then he was still incredible to watch.

 

[wetcoast]

Bure was Mcdavid in the 90’s and he stood out more than Mcdavid does today. Don’t get me wrong , Mcdavid is amazing but Bure for his time was an anomaly.

Came here to say this.

 

[Ace of Hades]

All I’m reading here is that McDavid blasted away another favorite and it’s upsetting.

Then your reading comprehension is quite off.

 

[Fig]

I still stand by my comment earlier that Bure felt more explosive to watch on a play-by-play basis, but McDavid is a bit more exciting to watch. I say this because you have to not only consider his talent/skillset, but the fact that he is making history with every accomplishment he makes. If I was strictly watching their highlight reels with no context, I'd probably say it's even or maybe leaning toward Bure, but with everything contextualized, it's McDavid imo

IMO that's because Bure played in an era where the opposition was not against hurting you to stop you. Bure played with his head up his entire career because he had to avoid it ending like Kariya's did. He also had to deal with the red line rule which was removed after the lockout. Even without the puck, Bure was fun to watch.

CMD doesn't have to do this as much as thus he can focus on those dazzling plays without worry that letting down his guard the tiniest bit could be enough to be regretful. Without the puck, CMD isn't as fun to watch because systems are now designed to take up more space on the ice and CMD focuses on navigating around the opposition.

That's why Bure's highlight reel isn't as long, but the variation he had with and without the puck feels more varied. Bure had to fight through uncharted waters due to less systems structure, but still a structure intent on stopping you at all costs. However, play by play, you can see a unique transition or highlight develop. CMD is a game breaker that breaks relatively rigid modern systems structures. Because of this, after a while what he is doing starts looking repetitive. However, his consistency to break those systems is impressive.

I'm not trying to tear either guy down. I'm just saying that certain things in Bure's era would make it harder for CMD to do what he did and vice versa. Certain things in CMD's era would make it easier for Bure to do what he did more often, and vice versa. Both guys had it harder and easier at the same time.

Head to head, I personally like the variety so I chose Bure. But if you select someone else to go against CMD, I probably choose CMD instead.

 

[kevsh]

Back in Bure's day players would grab a hold of an opposing player and just tackle them, hook them like they're reeling in a marlin off the Florida coast, or failing that slash their wrists, arms and legs like they're chopping down a Christmas tree. All without a penalty.

The clutching, grabbing, stickwork was just obscene.

Bure did what he did under those conditions, as we have seen. McDavid? Probably could have, but we'll never know.

 

[Buck Naked]

Back in Bure's day players would grab a hold of an opposing player and just tackle them, hook them like they're reeling in a marlin off the Florida coast, or failing that slash their wrists, arms and legs like they're chopping down a Christmas tree. All without a penalty.

The clutching, grabbing, stickwork was just obscene.

Bure did what he did under those conditions, as we have seen. McDavid? Probably could have, but we'll never know.

What in your post got anything to do with how exciting they were to watch? If anything, lots of slashings and hooks made it less exciting.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Bure AINEC

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Bure was electric, McDavid isn't human when you watch him, different tiers, horrific post.

I saw both,

McDavid is better.

Bure was fun to watch and very different to other NHL player back then because of his skating, hands, shot compared to the slow tempo back then but McDavid look even faster in a fast tempo game.

I didn't see this before I posted, exactly this, I never watched Bure live I was too young or not born, but I've seen an absolute shit ton of his tape.

 

[McVespa99]

Good lord would everyone please vote for Bure to appease the Bure fans so they will stop doing this?!
First it was better skater, then better goal scorer, then it was something else that i forget, now its most exciting. Bure fans are going to keep doing this until they win a poll so please vote Bure.
And by the way the real answer is obviously McDavid.......

 

[McVespa99]

Bure was a bit more creative with the puck , I say him. There is stuff bure did that mcdavid would never attempt.

Not even close to correct

 

[frisco]

I'd say McDavid. Jagr (Penguin years) was absolutely incredible to watch with his speed and reach. Gilbert Perreault was the most exciting player I've ever seen. Bure was good but not very creative as far as involving his teammates. Kind of just went to the net as fast as he could with his head down.

My Best-Carey

 

[logan5]

I bring this up every time thee is a Bure thread, but what could have Bure done if he was playing with the second best player in the world? He would have had a lot more open ice, and would have had a real shot at 80 goals. That would ratchet up the perception of "most exciting".

 

[Buck Naked]

I bring this up every time thee is a Bure thread, but what could have Bure done if he was playing with the second best player in the world? He would have had a lot more open ice, and would have had a real shot at 80 goals. That would ratchet up the perception of "most exciting".

Sure. But he didn't. Could've or would've is not part of the question.

 

[biturbo19]

Bure, by a longshot.

McDavid is honestly pretty boring to watch at this point. It's just the same thing over and over and over again. Seen it. Zzz. Do something new. Do something different. His highlight reel just looks like it's stuck on repeat, showing dozens of slightly different angles of the same thing.

 

[Wrath]

I feel like people watch these YouTube highlight compilations of the likes of Bure and Forsberg and retroactively apply those highlights (which are, indeed, insanely awesome) to their day-to-day play over 700+ career games (more if including playoffs).

I think if someone made a career-to-date highlight compilation of McDavid or Mackinnon it would be just as amazing to watch (obviously these are two of the most explosive players in the game today).

So yeah, I'm voting McDavid, if for nothing else he's more consistently incredible than Bure was.

 

[Gold Standard]

The correct answer is McDavid. and it's not even close.