Prime: Erik Karlsson vs. Drew Doughty

[JFHockey]

Best 3 Seasons

DD: 60+59+51 = 170 pts + Elite defending

EK: 82+78+74 = 234 pts + Average defending

Leaning towards Doughty, for playoffs: easily Doughty.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Karlsson wins ticket sales. Doughty wins championships.

And yet EK almost dragged the Sens to the cup finals in 2017 when they had no business being there.

Ridiculous argument.

 

[wintersej]

I really hate to think what Karlsson could have been if Matt Cooke didn't injure him badly

He still was great in his prime but what he was showing before that injury was another level.

Yeah for body of work my vote is against yours, but I totally agree that Karlsson was showing another level that would have made this poll not even close.

 

[The Abusement Park]

When was the last time a pure offensive defensemen has lead his team to a cup? I can name tons of 2-way defensemen who have in the past 12 years...Hedman x2, Keith x3, Doughty x2, Pietrangelo x1, and Chara x1.

If you put the those guys on the Sens teams EK was on they also wouldn’t have won any cups though.

 

[Golden_Jet]

And yet EK almost dragged the Sens to the cup finals in 2017 when they had no business being there.

Ridiculous argument.

If Ottawa scores in double OT, good chance they beat Nashville for the cup.

 

[kingsholygrail]

If you put the those guys on the Sens teams EK was on they also wouldn’t have won any cups though.

EK and Doughty on the same team? It could have happened...on the Kings.

 

[The Abusement Park]

EK and Doughty on the same team? It could have happened...on the Kings.

No I’m saying if you swapped Keith or Petro with EK those guys wouldn’t have won a cup on those Sens teams.

 

[Voight]

You can count on 1 hand the number of dmen who had the on ice impact Karlsson had in his peak. Other than Pronger and Orr, off the top of my head, i can't think of a dman that dragged a team kicking and screaming to a cup final like Karlsson did.

Doughty was a stud, love his game and would kill to have him even now in Edmonton, but this is EK.

(Also.... Bourque carried the Bruins to the finals twice in a 3 year span, losing to the dynasty Oilers).

 

[Golden_Jet]

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Lol, +13 in 19 playoff games, with 18 points, literally dragged his team on one leg, was ranked top 3 in the league after playoff run.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Doughty for me.

Good offense - great defense = Doughty
Great offense - poor defense = Karlsson

 

[North Cole]

Nice and lopsided, as it should be.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Nice and lopsided, as it should be.

If you compare the poll results with the posts, you can clearly deduce that there always has been a vocal, misinformed minority against EK.

 

[Nasti]

Karlsson = Paul Coffey
Doughty = Scott Neidermeyer

Give me Doughty/Neidermeyer.

 

[spiny norman]

Lopsided result.